Sexual identity is more fluid than previously thought, says twelve-year study | Atlanta Daily World
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Shutterstock/Anton Vierietin by Willi Zhang, Karolinska Institutet Nearly 16% of people changed their sexual identity over a 12-year period, according to a new study I conducted with my colleagues, involving around 35,000 residents of Stockholm County. This challenges long-held beliefs about sexual identity being largely fixed. Between 2010 and 2021, we found that 15.7% of … Continued

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Shutterstock/Anton Vierietin by Willi Zhang, Karolinska Institutet Nearly 16% of people changed their sexual identity over a 12-year period, according to a new study I conducted with my colleagues, involving around 35,000 residents of Stockholm County. This challenges long-held beliefs about sexual identity being largely fixed. Between 2010 and 2021, we found that 15.7% of … Continued

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  • htrayl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    Yes, this is what I meant to express - understanding requires exploration. Externally, this can be viewed as “changes”.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      Oh, I thought you did mean people being unaware of how to express and I intended to add an additional reason for why it might look like they have changed through self discovery. I see those as two separate things, because both are necessary to convey accurately, especially to a study.

      If someone doesn’t understand the terminology of the survey, they may answer inaccurately.

      If they don’t understand themselves, possibly due to internalized social pressures or not yet having an experience that would let them know, they may answer inaccurately.

      A third case would be knowing the terminology and being unable to answer truthfully even on an anonymous survey because of social pressures.

      Heck, they might have not actively thought about it! I love the question “When did you decide to be straight” because it drives home that maybe the person just hasn’t really questioned their own preferences. I’m straight and I know I am because of interacting with LGBTQ+ friends in various settings including gay bars (on request to support them) and gaining a better understanding of myself in the process.

      • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        7 days ago

        I used to be pretty confused that sometimes people don’t realize a part of their sexual attraction until they’re like 50yos and realize its always been there and they just couldn’t accept it. Then in my late 20’s I realized I wasn’t het (or bi/pan/etc) partly because a misunderstanding of the meaning of words like “sexual attraction.”