@BigHeartyTruffle
I am sure I’ll get flamed for this but here goes.
Of course no one should feel pressured into having sex with anyone they don’t want to, no matter what the reason, and any comments to the contrary are intolerable.
HOWEVER - the article uses statistics based on a survey of 80 people done via this woman’s own social media site. Two major statistical flaws here - too small a pool, and strong selection bias.
Regardless of what side of the fence you are on, it is essential we don’t let a good headline get in the way of accuracy and rigour. This is not to deny the anecdotal evidence provided, and it is very distressing to hear of what these women have experienced.
Yes. It's a survey. Resondents are self selecting. There wil be bias of all sorts running through this.
However taken it in context
- Stonewall et al has said publicly that this does not happen
- many women have said the same, often anonymously, all over social media
Now, readers get to make their own minds up. How many of those women have to be telling the truth for them to believe that it is happening to some lesbians across the UK?
Sometimes a good headline is what kickstarts the drive for better data and, as the limitations of the survery were quite well laid out, including it not being proper research, more back of a fag packet stuff. Nothing was measured, so there can have been no accuracy. No research design, so no rigour. It was just a question "Hey lesbians. Have any of you had this happen to you?" and the answer was - yes!
Sometimes it is the real choices of the few that startle people into hearing the message.
Given all of that I am not sure why you thought it best to post a 'bad science' warning. Not flaming, just puzzled.