How close is the connection between lesbianism and feminism? You guys know how much I like to evaluate stereotypes. I looked at the GSS, and the only question with enough lesbian respondents is if you are in favor of abortion for any reason. Here is the breakdown:
Percent in favor of abortion on demand
Straight women 45.1
Bisexual women 73.5
Lesbians 57.6
So bisexuals have the highest number, probably because they are trendy types and actually have a chance of getting accidentally impregnated. (From a purely practical point of view, you'd expect straights to be most in favor of abortion on demand since they have the babies--this issue goes beyond practical considerations to the desire for a symbol of female autonomy). Anyway, while the lesbian estimate is high, about 40% of lesbians would not pass the basic litmus test for being feminist.
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For what it's worth, PLAGAL (the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians) did some unscientific polling at Gay Pride events and found that around 35% of gays (male and female) self-identified as pro-life. I don't know if they broke it down by gender.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the analysis of bisexual women being pro-choice because it's trendy.
I take this as a good sign for the health of GL community as it indicates a diversity of opinion. It's a complicated subject and anytime 90%+ of any group has the same opinion about such an issue, you know that groupthink has taken over.
ReplyDeleteNot saying that groupthink doesn't work its magic among the GL community, but apparently not in this case.
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