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Till some time ago, the word lesbian was used in the world for those girls who were interested in same sex. But now the trend of this word is ending.
There was a time when family members were worried that their children might marry inter-caste. At that time there was only one barrier of religion and caste. But now times have changed. Now family members also fear that their children might marry someone of the same sex. Due to changes in times, the number of gay and lesbian relationships is increasing. The reason for this also includes the coming forward of these groups openly. However, many new changes have come in the new times.
There was a time when those girls, who were interested only in girls, were called lesbians. But now the change in time has made this word confusing. Today’s era is of Zenji. This means that today’s children like to do everything in advance and in advance. This generation is avoiding using words like lesbian. In its place many new words are now coming into use. You should also update your vocabulary with time.
new words appeared
A new study has revealed that youth of 122 countries are now stopping using the word lesbian. New words are being used in its place. This includes words like queer, pansexual, asexual. Researchers at Manchester University have come to this conclusion on the basis of data of more than one million users on a dating app named Zoe, which is made for lesbian women. They found that this generation is preferring to call themselves other words instead of lesbian.
the world is changing
According to experts, today’s generation likes to identify itself with many other words. Besides, their figures are also increasing. This research was based on users from 122 countries. This includes data from January 2023 to May 2025. Also, this research was done on a total of 913,253 users. In this, 48.3 percent people were identified as lesbian, 39.8 percent bisexual, 6.6 percent pansexual, 3.4 percent queer, 1.2 percent gay and 0.7 percent asexual. In this, the number of youth was more among queer and pansexual people. Let us tell you that the meaning of all these words is also different-
Gay: One man is attracted to another man.
Lesbian: A woman is attracted to another woman
Bisexual: A person who is attracted to both men and women.
Pansexual: The person who is attracted to all genders.
Asexual: A person who is not attracted to anyone.
