OkTrends Faces Off With Assumptions on Gay Sexual Intent
OkCupid has done some great dating data mining for posts on their OkTrends blog, and some not-so-great. This week they posted Gay Sex vs. Straight Sex where they examine the widely-held cultural assumption that gay dudes will do anything to have sex with straight guys and that gay people inherently intend by their very nature to convert non-gays into being gay. They combed the habits of their 3.2 million users to see if these assumptions hold any merit. It’s timely: yesterday’s Coming Out Day was marked by a surge in teen suicide. In New York last week, a gang abducted and tortured three men for being gay — for several hours, and yes they raped the men (for being gay?), and the incident has terrified and horrified New Yorkers. (The victims, who may or may not be gay, were too afraid to report their own rape and torture.) We’ve had our own violent anti-gay crimes recently here in San Francisco. I found that OkTrends’ post resonates with me personally, and touches on a huge issue underlying why I increasingly what nothing to do with the frat and sorority party the tech sector (and social media micro scenes) have become in the Bay Area.
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