Is Lesbianism Ruining America’s Future? |
Is Lesbianism Ruining America’s Future?
How is the unprecedented growth of lesbianism contributing to America’s demographic demise, and what can be done?
Yehezkel Schiff | March 15, 2026
Today, most of those self-identifying as LGBTQ are young women. The growth has been dramatic. In the US, some thirty percent of Gen Z women (age 18-27) are self-identifying as LGBTQ, etc.—mainly lesbian and—compared to around 1-2% for women in the World War 2 generation. This means that almost a third of traditionally marital-age women are likely disinterested in traditional marriage. This is a significant factor in why almost half of Americans are unmarried.
As a result of the decline in marriages, the American replacement rate continues its slide south of the 2.1 children per couple needed for replacement. It is now hovering at 1.6. If one argues that lesbian couples can also raise children, the data show that, when looking at children with two parents, 99.5% of those parents are heterosexual. However, of the children in homosexual households, 3/4 of those households are headed by lesbians.
The effect of this unprecedented lesbian phenomenon is producing societal and demographic challenges that do not bode well for the US as the beacon of hope, strength, and the protector of Western traditional family values.
Many will claim that: 1) there is no choice or free will with sexual identity and identity is fixed for life, and 2) pursuing a long-term lesbian relationship can be an equivalent substitute for traditional marriage, so the long-term societal impacts are not a worry. Are they correct?
Is there free will? Is there a biological, chemical, DNA, or physical test for people to self-diagnose their sexual orientation? There is not. It follows then that it is a non-measurable trait, such as is the case with anger or other temperament issues.
There are several possibilities as to the origin of non-heterosexual orientations: 1) people are born with a blank slate and socialized by role models or proximity to determine sexual identity, 2) the majority of people are born with heterosexual inclinations but some are born with homosexual inclinations, or 3) all people are born with some level of heterosexual inclination and societal or personal influences can take a percentage of them into a different direction. None of these is provable, though given the data trend, the latter appears to have increased validity.
Yet, does the origin of a person’s self-diagnosis really matter? The correct question is this: If people wanted to control or alter their self-diagnosed sexual identity due to their religious convictions or for other reasons, could they?
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, a beacon in the religious Jewish world, noted that there would not be prohibitions if there were no free will. “It is clear that it is controllable, for if it were beyond human control, God would not have made it a sin.” Nevertheless, the Rebbe’s position is contrary to the teaching at most counseling and clerical schools and to current government policies in the West.
Is a person’s self-diagnosed sexual orientation fixed for life? Is there evidence of individuals on their own or with counseling returning to a heterosexual orientation? A May 2024 study shows that, for people in their late 30’s in the US, over one million have desisted from homosexual behavior and identify as previously gay, no longer engaged in homosexual activity.
For lesbians in the US, former lesbians outnumber active lesbians 5 to 1. So much for sexual identity being fixed for life. Additionally, numerous therapists report numerous successes in counseling simply with conversation, rather than using more aggressive “conversion therapy.” Yet few speak publicly about their successes for fear of backlash from the counseling and LGBTQ community.
What about long-term lesbian relationships? Can’t they be just as fulfilling? For starters, the divorce rates of lesbian couples in the general US population are almost twice as high as for heterosexual couples: 41% compared to 22%. Disturbingly, intimate partner violence rates occur in 44% of lesbian relationships and are many times higher than for women in heterosexual relationships (5%).
What about children – can’t they turn out just fine? Apparently, there are often significant issues. Children of lesbian couples have higher rates of depression, anxiety, alcoholism, and poorer academic performance than children from traditional marriages.
Is lesbianism really the root cause that is undermining America’s demographic future, or are there underlying factors at work? Is the growth of lesbianism due to a warm, welcoming, and encouraging LGBTQ community where those “coming out” are applauded for their courage? Is it because of the cultural prevalence of a current form of militant feminism that is derisive of males? Is it somehow connected to the rampant growth in easily accessible pornography? Is it because so many young people are caught up in an inward focus of self-fulfillment? Is the anxiety of finding a marriage partner after failed attempts causing young women to cross this boundary? One can only speculate, but all of these are worthy of our attention.
The demographic challenge is enormous. What can be done?
On a societal level, we can promote role models and adopt policies that encourage traditional marriage and family.
On a more focused, individual level, we can educate young women early on, at least in religious settings. We can lay out the challenges, but focus on the beauty of a traditional marriage, as a few brave religious seminaries are doing. We can advocate that counseling schools and clerical training teach the empowering perspective as the Lubavitcher Rebbe described.
If nothing else, for those who are struggling with the question of sexual identity, we can express compassion that is not dehumanizing but rather empowering; a hug that doesn’t say I feel sorry for you but instead says I believe in you and your potential.
Yehezkel Schiff is the President of Jewish Family Forever.
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