"Are they forming polycules across the US? Are they having enough sex? Are they having sex at all? Gen Z is defined roughly as young Americans aged 13 to 28. This generation came of age with information about sex readily available to them, for better (the internet provides both sex education and community) and arguably for worse, too (in 2022, 54% of US teens reported first seeing online pornography at age 13 or younger)."
"They are more likely to embrace non-traditional identities and are progressive on issues such as abortion rights and same-sex marriage especially gen Z women. But they have also seen the world shaped by pandemic-era isolation and two Trump presidencies that have celebrated the gutting of reproductive freedoms and LGBTQ+ rights. Sexual conservatives want gen Z to be straight, get married and have children, lots of them but not to educate themselves about sex or venture across heteronormative boundaries."
Gen Z comprises roughly Americans aged 13 to 28. Nearly a quarter of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ+, higher than older generations. Many came of age with widespread online sexual information and early exposure to pornography; in 2022, 54% of US teens first saw online pornography at age 13 or younger. Gen Z is more likely to embrace non-traditional identities and tends to be progressive on abortion rights and same-sex marriage, especially young women. Pandemic-era isolation and recent political rollbacks of reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights have shaped dating and sexual experiences. Sexual conservatives push heteronormative expectations while cultural divides create a political gender gap. Young people are navigating dating, hookups, relationships, and identity amid these pressures.
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