i’ve found that when a lesbian i’m friends with implies she’ll be mean to me bc i’m a man, the meanness only ever reaches slightly above normal “standoffish cxs guy” rudeness, and i can tell there’s no real heat behind it.
like she just doesn’t cater to me emotionally lol.
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“Emotional and psychological violence
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Bisexual women face higher rates of coercive control (i.e., threats, withholding funds, and isolation) from an intimate partner (69.7%) when compared to lesbians (60.6%) and heterosexuals (45.1%).[14] 44% of bisexual women faced expressive aggression, defined as insults and humiliation, while 36.3% lesbians and 28.8% of heterosexuals did.[14] Bisexual women reported higher rates of stalking than lesbians or heterosexuals.[14] 54.2% of bisexual women reported being stalked at some point in their lives, with 35.0% of lesbian women and 30.2% heterosexual women reporting the same.[14] Overall, the majority of bisexual women reported having majority male stalkers (80%), with few reporting both male and female perpetrators (13.5%).[14]”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gonlbfzxyvmc2owbkavbbbqe/bafkreibx2nyj6ntss2lauiloblrq2u47amur4z6ebjmwcunipjck6f5zbm)
