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I mean, there aren't enough gay dudes out there to change the numbers much.
There are more bi guys than society recognizes though.
Anecdotally, I'm 54 and have never known a bi man. Yeah, there were deep in the closet last century, but still, I've known loads and loads of gay people. No idea how that works.
I'd assume that a lot of them are trying to stay under the radar, especially in older generations; it's easier for them than for homosexual people, and half of them are probably in heterosexual relationships anyway. AFAIK newer generations like gen Z are much more open about it, but even those might not open up about it to older people.
i sincerely believe that femboys have helped so so so many bi guys realize it and get comfortable with it, certainly made me realize that i quite like cock so long as it's feminine.
Anecdotally I've spoken to at least four and significantly more gay and ace people who are likely to qualify as male for this survey. (Men and amab people questioning)
Ackshually, AFAIK around 5% of the population are homosexual. If that is completely ignored in the graph, the actual number would be closer to 22%. It could possibly be even lower if you consider bisexuals who just not had sex with women. And if you consider that homosexuality is much more accepted these days the numbers are skewed and the percentage could be even higher among younger people.
Assuming homosexual people are all fucking, which seems unlikely - the loneliness epidemic is real (whether it's the often-talked about male loneliness epidemic is another matter), and being homosexual further complicates it, especially for people who are looking for a relationship rather than one night stands.
It doesn't matter if they're fucking, the graph is about female sex partners and it's unclear if the numbers includes gay men. Alternatively the title of the graph would need to be changed.
According to a quick google, men are overwhelmingly more likely to be gay than bi (as opposed to the other way around for women), so it wouldn't change that much.
i feel like thats skewed by porn, because women can do lesbian acts in porn but not be gay/lesbian, and alot of men see woman in lesbian situation as not gay, so women can often play it off better without being OUTED.
Aren't there? Seems like it would make at least a dent in the graph.
5% of men of all ages groups are willing to admit, they're attracted to other men. 6.2% say they've had sexual contact with other men.
For context: 23.1% of Gen Z adults self identify as LGBTQ+.
Bi men exist. And Bi people are likely the largest group of non-heterosexual people, due to evolutionary benefits, they are just heavily in the closet. Almost all gay men have/had to deal with the "straight" guy trying to fool around with them but not really committing due to various internal issues.