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It goes against the stereotype, but I, like every lesbian I know, am useless with a drill. This is the year I’m going to fix that
Lesbians, it’s fair to say, have a reputation for being good with their hands. Girls who like girls love DIY, according to the stereotypes. There’s nothing we enjoy more than pulling on a flannel shirt and sensible shoes and revving up our power tools.
These stereotypes seem to have some basis in reality. A YouGov survey from a few years ago found that American lesbians are uber-confident about their DIY abilities. For example, 77% of lesbians said they could build flat-pack furniture, compared with 58% of heterosexual men and 48% of straight women. And 87% of gay women said they were good at unblocking drains, compared with 78% of straight men. Please get your mind out of the gutter: these are serious statistics.
Continue reading...from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2TwHgbs
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