For the members of the subreddit 'Are the Straights OK?' observing heterosexual people's behavior has become an anthropological exercise.
If you take even a quick scroll through its content, you realize that sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and other awful ideas still exist in modern communities.
"Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?" the moderators of the online group ask on its front page.
These posts serve as a poignant reminder of the ongoing need to tackle social prejudices.
#1 Double Standards
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#2 Subscribes To Her Onlyfans, Then Tries To Rat Her Out To Her Dad. I Have No Words
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To put things into perspective, 7% of Americans are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 12,147 U.S. adults conducted in summer 2022.
More specifically, some 17% of adults younger than 30 identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, compared with 8% of those ages 30 to 49, 5% of those 50 to 64, and 2% of those 65 and older.
Similar shares of men and women identify with any of these terms, as do similar shares of adults across racial and ethnic groups.
#3 Swimsuits
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#4 Ugh. Just, Ugh
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#5 Imagine
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Furthermore, around 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary – that is, their gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
While that sounds like a relatively small share of the population, more than four in ten U.S. adults (44%) say they personally know someone who is trans, and 20% know someone who is nonbinary.
#6 Matt Walsh Is A Controlling A**hole And ? Jeffrey Combs ? Is An Absolute Gem
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#7 Cait Doesn't Get It, And Neither Do I Mate
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#8 What Is Wrong With People
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#9 …where Do I Even Start?
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As part of an ongoing effort to understand the lives and experiences of these communities, the Center for American Progress, in conjunction with the independent and nonpartisan research group NORC at the University of Chicago, conducted the 2022 installment of its survey of LGBTQ+ adults in the United States. The nationally representative survey revealed that:
- More than 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ adults reported facing some kind of discrimination in the year prior to when they took the survey;
- Half of LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some form of workplace discrimination or harassment during the same timeframe because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;
#10 Heteronormative Home Decor
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#11 Credit To U/Camerata5
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#12 This Seemed To Be Fitting Here
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#13 How Do You Even....what
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- Nearly 3 in 10 LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some kind of housing discrimination or harassment in the same year because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;
- Nearly 4 in 5 LGBTQ+ adults reported they took at least one action to avoid experiencing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;
#14 Ah Yes, Misogynistic Christmas Cards For All!
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#15 Ah, Poor Babies…
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#16 This Does Not Seem Okay
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#17 Why Would Parents Be Ok With Their Kids Going On A Field Trip To A Bar?
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- More than 1 in 5 LGBTQ+ adults reported postponing or avoiding medical care during that year due to disrespect or discrimination by providers;
- More than half of LGBTQI+ adults reported that “recent debates about state laws restricting the rights of LGBTQI+ people” moderately or significantly affected their mental health or made them feel less safe.
#18 "How Am I Supposed To Respect You When Ur Afraid To Show Ur Body?"
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#19 I Genuinely Find This Hilarious Especially Knowing The Original Creator Was Being 100% Serious
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#20 I Don’t Think They Are
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#21 Hmmmm
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What's clear after going through these posts is that structural stigma, inequality, and discrimination may take numerous forms, and empathy is crucial in dismantling these barriers.
#22 From A Friend On Tumblr… Poor Guy
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#23 Texas
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#24 Nope, Definitely Not Ok, It's A Freaking Blanket!
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#25 Oh No
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#26 Unnatural Hair Color
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#27 “Breastfeeding Your Daughters Is Wrong As It Provokes Lesbian Attraction”
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#28 That’s An Interesting Way To Say “I Don’t Understand Consent”
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#29 Ah Yes Feminism, The Biggest Evil Plaguing Society ?
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#30 This Sign Above A Children's Toilet
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#31 I Can't Even
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#32 Yeah Absolutely Not
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#33 Just Let The Straights Have A Little Representation!!!
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#34 My Experience On This Subreddit So Far
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#35 Found On An Article?
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#36 *converts To Satanism*
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#37 “I Will Not Explain”
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#38 Yes Because Those Are Totally The Same
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#39 Look Out It's Raining Queer Again! Shelter!
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#40 Fetishization
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#41 Ffs
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#42 Havent Seen This One
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#43 When You Think It Can’t Get Worse You Notice The Glove…
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#44 Welcome To Today’s Episode Of “What Inanimate Object Are Women Being Compared To Today?”
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#45 I Am Deeply Concerned For Their Future Children
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#46 Ah Yes, How Can We Forget, The Least Okay Straight Of Them All
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#47 They Will Do Anything To Excuse Sa
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#48 Not Only Did People Get Mad About The Trailer, This Post Got Reported A Lot
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#49 Ah Yes, Those Super Sexy Child Necks?
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#50 At Least He End It There
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#51 .....what
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#52 I - I Have No Words For This
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#53 So I Guess No More Sexualities?
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#54 All Girls Are Part Of The Lgbt Now
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#55 Kid Got Charged With 3 Crimes And He Got Kicked Off All Sports Teams, So I'd Guess That He's Not Doing So Ok Rn
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#56 Honey,that Sounds Like A F***king You Problem
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#57 What Is Wrong With Straight Men
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#58 About Ice Cream
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#59 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
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#60 A Friend Sent This Screenshot To Me On Instagram…
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#61 I May Be A Sex Repulsed Ace But Once A Week Seems A Bit Much When Your Partner Dosn't Feel Sexual Attraction
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#62 Coffee Is Apparently The Latest Thing To Be Pointlessly Gendered ??
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#63 You Just Can’t Win
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#64 The Fingers Are Saying I'm Straight ??
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#65 This Is A 24-Year-Old Christian Film Producer (Dating Her Since She Was 14)
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#66 This Is So True ??
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#67 Gatekeeping Attention Hog Thinks People Care She Had A Biological Kid Rather Than Adopting A Kid Needing A Loving Home & Parents
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#68 I-
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#69 Neither? They're Both Equally As Valid
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#70 Definitely Not Ok
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