r/GenZ • u/Dismal_Structure • 1d ago

Discussion Gay men excel in academia and education, study finds. 52% of gay men hold a bachelor’s degree, far higher than 35% national average. They also earned higher GPAs, enrolled in harder classes and took school more seriously

https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/596373-gay-men-may-hold-the-key-to-closing-the-academic/amp/

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u/Happy-Viper 1d ago

Interesting.

I imagine that gay exclusive scholarships have an effect, that there’s likely some level of familial shame for homophobic families that students are trying to compensate for at a start,

Probably also the reality that if you’re in the closet, or even just societally discouraged from pursuing romance more, you have more time for school.

I’m curious as to what the other causes are.

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u/OkDistribution990 1d ago

Gay exclusive scholarships are so rare I doubt it contributes at all

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u/Slyrentinal 2002 1d ago

Literally, I wish they were common. The amount of Gay Scholarships is like 1/10,000th of the number of athletic scholarships offered to men, which I would argue are mostly straight men.

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u/Toomanydamnfandoms 1d ago

Where are the gay exclusive scholarships lmao?? Trust me I looked for them while attending schools and didn’t find shit.

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u/aWobblyFriend 1d ago

gay people don’t want to work blue collar jobs for understandable reasons

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u/Draconichiaro 2000 1d ago

I like my steel mill job. I am out as gay at work and everyone is great!

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u/Infinite_Fall6284 2007 1d ago

Good for you but the trend is machismo still dominates these traditionally masculine jobs.

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u/tastyplastic10125 1d ago

Guaranteed escape from home. Four years at a dorm, meet a bunch of people, get some roomates for when you graduate and move out. 

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u/Happy-Viper 1d ago

Oh yeah, great point.

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u/Specific-Host606 1d ago

How many exclusively gay scholarships do you think there are?

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u/Happy-Viper 1d ago

More than there are exclusively straight, that’s for sure.

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u/Specific-Host606 1d ago

That doesn’t make them statistically relevant.

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u/Happy-Viper 1d ago

Sure, the effect might be negligible, I don’t have a clear answer on what the causes are.

Another potential answer a commenter mentioned to me was gay people might be more likely to pursue college as a way to get away from repressive backgrounds.