Why is there such a high percentage of lesbians same sex in womens Sport , when male percentages are either untrue or vastly different %ages?

[molonski2]

Why are percentages so high?

So I was listening to the AFL commentator and he said " The sisters move the ball quickly " . where he was picked up my the female commentator explaining there were " wife and wife " not sisters. Now firstly does it even matter? Why is a lesbian woman more attracted to physical sport? like football , Rugby , even cricket , Does this put off participation of others?
Why when you consider the same sport AFL , no gay men playing? ( supposedly anyhow ) , to me all this makes no sense , I just can't fathom a realistic answer , I think percentages may be as high at 70 % .
I had a female friend who used to love the females only gym , until she was hit on by that many women , she figured it was worse than the mixed gender gym.

[DonkeyDan]

I'd say there are two things at play here, sport is a very physically demanding activity, and therefore potentially attracts more physically masculine women for strength speed and agility. Some of those traits are more evident in lesbian women, obviously not all but definitely a higher percentage.
Secondly there are almost certainly more gay men in sport than we know of, because it's just not the done thing to come out as gay if you're a sportsman, not only the ridicule, but also having your teammates treat you you differently can affect your game, and if you're not playing as a team then you're not an effective sportsman.

[molonski2]

Agree with all that , but I dont think the male percentages are 70 % , I know there must be some gays in AFL , and BI , reckon I've even seen some examples , not one has come out , but thinking of swimming Ian Thorpe did not come out till long after he quit , virtually everyone knew he was gay.

[DonkeyDan]

It could also be that many gay guys are not quite so masculine and therefore wouldn't be attracted to sports as much. But yes I agree the percentage is probably not as high for men.

[DonkeyDan]

Thanks for the MHO 👍🏻

[molonski2]

No problem Dan.. Could be , then why dont we have many ( any ) gay golfers on the US tour? Yet heeps of outed females on the womans tour? Maybe not quite as physical? In Australia , there was one Rugby player that came out , but ZERO in AFL , although there was a gay comic guy ( skinny , trendy , loud ) and he says he was boomed many times by a married Geelong player , but he would not name the player. It just makes sense on pure numbers , surely they must be closer?

[DonkeyDan]

It could also have something to do with cultural backgrounds as well, like gow acceptable it is in their communities to be outwardly gay. It's no secret that it's more acceptable for a woman to cone out as lesbian. Some countries are also far nore accepting of the LGBT community. With golf it could also be to do with it's middle and upper class heritage fan base, a sportsman will always need fans that encourages sponsorship if they are demonized by their fans they're not going to get the sponsor ships as they won't be seen as popular. It would be interesting to see c1 what would happen to Tiger Woods fan base and ultimately sponsorships if he came out as gay. These are obviously all theories.

[nudeNhorny]

Simply because women are not afraid to come out and they are less judged when they do.
Men are highly judged for such thing, I remember one german football player (soccer) named Hitzlesberger, he didn't come out as gay till he retired.

[molonski2]

Same as Aussie swimmer Ian Thorpe.. but 70% of these women ( AFL ) , thats high !

[nudeNhorny]

Australia is more progressive than USA

[molonski2]

Yes , but that is kind of the centre of the question , they say all is equal yet not one AFL male player has come out? Where I estimate 70 % of AFLW are lesbian.

[nudeNhorny]

like I said males all over the world are afraid to come out because they fear being judged by their society which will see them as less of a man if they are gay

[molonski2]

Yes , think you are correct , but women dont see it as a negative

[ChrisMaster69]

Should be VERY VERY obvious to anyone.

If a guy who plays for a Premier Team in English football league came out, his career would be over.

It is simply down to preservation of their career.

Also World Cup in Qatar, being homosexual can result in 3 years imprisonment…

It is more acceptably AND far Safer a girl being a lesbian, than it is for a guy being gay.

Now put in the huge amount of homophobia in mens sport, it is pretty much suicidal to come out.

[molonski2]

I agree , but in AFL they should be able to come out , its just Australia , some NRL guys have. My guesstimate , 70 % of the females are gay.

[Anonymous]

Because masculinity is what draws people to sport and makes them successful at it.

[Anonymous]

I guess a lot of straight women growing up focus a lot on getting men than playing sport.

[molonski2]

I guess Im questioning , Would it put the straight women OFF playing? I dont know .. We had an Australian male commentator sacked , because he said " xyzz is a awesome girl , great nature , incredible socially - sadly she has her liquor ( lick her ) license " he said it privately but it had been taped. Do you think that's offensive?

[Opinion Owner]

I used to play soccer and was good, once I met my boyfriend it all went out the window

[molonski2]

Id would think thats common , but depends how much you love the sport -- Were you worried about the number that were lesbian? Lots of soccer players are also..

[Opinion Owner]

Not really. Thought I was a lesbian for a while.

[molonski2]

Well , you were part of it then , at that point in your life I guess.