A UPF study suggests that leftist ideology generates more bisexual or homosexual identification among Generation Z girls than among boys.
Young millennials and generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) are more commonly defined outside of heterosexuality that previous generations, with a significant growth of bisexualityThis is the conclusion of a study with the participation of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and of Toronto, published in the magazine Sexuality & Culture, where factors such as have been analyzed Gender, generation and ideology influence in sexual identification among young Catalans.
The research, based on two surveys conducted on 2017 and 2022 A total of 4.000 young people from Catalonia belonging to these two generational groups, shows that, among Generation Z women, more than 25% identify as non-heterosexual, a percentage that doubles that of the millennials. On the other hand, in men the change is less pronounced and the vast majority of both generations continue to identify themselves as heterosexuals.
The research has been led by the professor of Department of Political and Social Sciences and director of Gender and Inequalities Research Group (GRETA) of the UPF, Maria Rodó-Zárate, and the PhD student of the University of Toronto and master's degree in Political Science Research Joel Cantó Roche. The two explain that one of the main conclusions is that more and more young people are opting for identifications less rigid, so they move away from fixed labels like gay or lesbian and place themselves in positions “more open", as the bisexuality or other forms of sexual diversity.
Ideology and sexuality
The research maintains that the Politic ideology plays a key role in sexual identity, to the point that young people who identify as more left-wing have a significantly higher probability of defining themselves as LGTBIQ + compared to those who consider themselves centrists or conservatives.
Again, this pattern is especially noticeable among women, as those on the left identify more as bisexual or other forms of sexual diversity, while the days of right, heterosexuality is predominantAmong men, heterosexuals are the least left-wing group, and the presence of people LGTBIQ + It is lower among those who identify as conservatives.
Everything leads researchers to point out that the increase in identification LGTBIQ + cannot be attributed only to greater social acceptance, but is also influenced by the interaction between gender, ideology and generation.
