# Are straight women less attractive than bi and lesbian women?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 9, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-straight-women-less-attractive-than-bi-and-lesbian-women/618227 "2012-04-09T03:54:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fred13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc79bd/32.png) [@Fred13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred13)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-straight-women-less-attractive-than-bi-and-lesbian-women/618227/199 "2012-04-09T18:30:33Z")

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> [@Kaio](#):
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> Also, for what it’s worth, that _vast_ majority of women I know in the Chicago entertainment industry are straight (actors, mostly). And, as I said, ranging in attractiveness from average to very attractive.
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> That said, yeah, the entertainment industry is of a liberal bent, which means very few actors would have qualms about playing a gay or bisexual character, regardless of their own real life orientation. The stigma has been fading, even for men. What you see on the TV is not a reflection of their true sexual identity. They’re performers, they’re acting. That’s their job. It sells, and therefore makes them money.

You think they a straight but they aren’t. Like belowjob said, it’s secretive.

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