For some reason I have a skepticism over the figure for lesbian women having relationships with men. I am certainly not saying it never happens, no less than gay men having relationships with women, but I would tend to put them in a bisexuality area than full lesbian. Some women only 'find out' (finally admit) later in life they are 'true' lesbian after many failed and even abusive relatinships with men (from personal experience not anything I have stats for).

And, again, some sexuality is fluid and changes as we go through life. We are what we are at the time but will we be the same at any time in the future? For sure there is research in the whole area about sexuality, it's spectrum and where we as individulas sit on the continuum at any one time. On average women appear to be more fluid than men (but it could be that is women are more open and not as stressed about theior sexuality as many men). Kinsey found a great deal of fluidity within genders, ages and sexualities.

That some lesbians have and do have relationships with men makes them no less lesbian. Ultimately it is about loving women, not hating men.

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