Are women who are sexually abused as children by men more likely to become lesbians later in life?

Answer 1

No, there is no evidence to support this theory. It may be true in some cases, but there is no way you'd ever know if someone was abused unless they told you, and usually it's none of anyone's business. Neither is their sexual orientation. No one has the right to ask either question of anyone. If that person wants to share their life history with you, that's one thing, but these issues are not for pubic record.

Answer 2

I'm actually dating a man who was sexually abused as a child, and he is quite an "Alpha Male". I don't pity him or feel sorry for what happened to him, because it made him who he is today. I don't look at him any other way. All I've done is told him how sorry I am that he had to go through that, and I don't talk about it unless he wants to. I don't question or even think about some of the things he does as a direct link between his abuse and who he is today. I didn't know for months after we started dating, and it has now been 4 years and we have a child, so I guess it depends on each person individually on how they react, but if you truly care about someone then you don't let something like this get in the way.

Answer 3

I don't think that women who are sexually abused as children are more likely to become lesbians later in life. However it is very possible and likely that they will have problems in relationships based on what has happened to them in the past. I think that sexual orientation is not directly associated with being sexually assaulted as a child.

Answer 4

Not sure.

Due to the psychological damage abuse causes people who are abused are more likely to become promiscuous or abuse drugs.

I'm speculating here but people who are promiscuous are often more experimental, but that doesn't necessarily make them gay.

Being molested as a child, esp. by a close family member can lead to serious sexual confusion later in life. But it all depends on the nature of the abuse and how the person handles it.

It's too complicated a subject to make a judgment.

Answer 5

Actually research has not been done on this. However, I know alot of women who were molested by men become lesbians. I don't know if the two are related but it also got me thinking. I am a social worker, so i see alot of children abused. many of my coworkers are lesbians and they were molested by men. So, i don't know if the fact that they were molested made them social workers or if the fact that they were molested made them lesbians, or both. so, do we say that women molested by men become lesbian social workers? nobody knows. there is a strong correlation though. maybe you should research it.

Answer 6

I am almost positive they will experiment but it's all in whether or not that is truly what they want>
I was abused, turned to women for about a year and then I found my fiance
I thought that I was maybe bi, but later realized I was very confused and scared and turned to women because I felt that to a degree they MUST understand. Not all men are anal jerks!

Answer 7

It happens often or they can become bisexual. Both people who I know are bi are that way because they were abused when young. It has to do with trusting men. They feel like they cannot trust a guy because they are scared they will sexually abuse them also and with women they feel safer.

Answer 8

Yes, they are more likely to. It is not true in all cases, or most, but being abused causes a permanent memory and she will usually associate all men from then on with abuse. This makes her more likely to go to another female for comfort and in some cases she will turn away from men completely.

Answer 9

You know that's a really good question, I don't know if it's statistically been proven to be true... but I do know that ALL and yes I just said ALL of the lesbian/bisexual women I know have been sexually abused at some point in their younger years. BUT like I said that doesn't prove this to be a fact, just an interesting piece of information to ponder....

Answer 10

it depends on different things.there more likey to
abuse there own children,if the hate for men is so strong,and afraid theat marriage may end uo the same way.But often they marry the same kind of
man.
some girls/ladies in need of love there father diden't give them,may end up in a gay relationship.but dykes can be as mean as they
take the role of man. Dykes take care of there
lover,but make them stay home,and live in fear
that some other dyke will steal her away.They spend there free time in gay bars.
I believe that a girl/women can choose the life
style she wants.there is no study i have read that says you cain't be happy with a nice loving man,