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Gen Z men are becoming more conservative. It's impacting dating.
"I do believe that everybody has, deep down inside them, a controversial take," she says. "This man, he first was like, 'I don't have any.' And I was like, 'That's not true. Tell me what comes to mind.' And then he thinks about it for a second, and he was like, 'Oh, I think being gay is wrong.' " 'Banksying': This new dating trend is leaving people baffled and heartbroken It's because of instances like this that Shea, who describes herself as solidly left-wing, draws a hard line when it comes to dating and politics: If someone's on the far-right, she's not interested. If someone's moderate or center-right - in the vein of John McCain or Mitt Romney, she says - she might give them a chance. "Politics is definitely a factor in my dating," Shea says. "If someone matches with me, or not matches with me but they like my profile or whatnot, and it says 'conservative,' I will absolutely 'X' them. I do think I'm OK with a difference in political opinions to a certain extent. I draw a line when it comes to certain issues, such as human rights." She's not alone. What health & wellness means for you: Sign up for USA TODAY's Keeping It Together newsletter In addition to the many pitfalls of online dating, Gen Z is also having to navigate a dating landscape marked by steep political polarization between men and women. An April poll by NBC News found the partisan divide between men and women ages 18 to 29 to be wider than that of any other age range, with 53% percent of Gen Z women identifying as Democrats, compared to just 35% of Gen Z men. On the flip side, 38% of young men surveyed called themselves Republicans, versus just 20% of young women. The political gender divide is yet another romantic hurdle for a generation that's having less sex and burned out on dating apps. "It's easier to align yourself with a political identity now than it was maybe back then, because of technology, and I do think it funnels you into certain sects," Shea says. "So I do think it fragments and segments people, making it harder to find common ground when it comes to dating." How politics is impacting dating for Gen Z Politics has become an increasingly fraught topic in the realm of dating, with many unwilling to date across the aisle. A 2020 Pew Research report found 71% of Democrats said they probably or definitely would not date someone who voted for Trump. About half of Republicans - 47% - said they probably or definitely wouldn't date someone who voted for Biden. Among Gen Z, the political polarization between men and women showed itself prominently during the 2024 presidential election. On election day, Gen Z men turned out for Trump, with 49% of them voting for him and 47% voting for Harris, according to NBC News exit polling. Trump also gained ground with Gen Z women, though that same exit polling showed 61% of these voters still went for Harris. The conservative swing among young men hasn't been lost on daters, either. "I have seen an uptick in men displaying that they're conservative (on dating apps)," Shea says. This is true even in liberal dating markets, says Kimberly Bizu, a 28-year-old who hosts "Rich Little Brokegirls," a podcast about modern womanhood. Bizu, who identifies as center-left says that, even in blue cities, many young men hold conservative views, even if they don't discuss them. "A lot of people in New York, in LA, they wear these liberal masks socially, while still holding more conservative views behind closed doors," Bizu says. "I know some of my friends who are likely conservative would never admit it publicly." Right-leaning men have noticed the divide too. Winn Howard, a former United States Marine Corps infantry officer who's now getting a dual masters at Georgetown University, re-entered the dating scene in February, after getting out of a long-term relationship. Though he's on the dating app Hinge, he says he rarely uses it, preferring to meet women in person, where it's easier to get know someone beyond the limited information on a dating app profile. Still, "I have noticed on the dating apps, probably more often than not, I come across female profiles that will have their political view," he says. "And, in DC, I feel like I definitely come across liberal more often." Howard, who is 30 and labels himself center-right, says he's opening to dating liberal women and believes finding common ground is an important part of dating. "I'm still a huge, huge proponent and believer in bipartisanship and meeting in the middle, and that's how the two-party system is supposed to work," he says. "So that is how I approach dating. I think just because someone is on the left, and I'm more towards the right, that's not a dealbreaker for me." Should liberals and conservatives date each other? Relationship experts agree it's certainly possible for people with opposing political views to have a thriving romance - so long as they still share core values and treat each other with respect. For Bizu, she says it's important to get to know someone beyond politics. After all, she says most people don't fall neatly into conservative and liberal categories. She finds that acknowledging this nuance can be a good way to find commonality while holding fast to your values. "Honestly, when someone has a bigoted opinion super early on, it typically and usually comes from either the far right or the far left," she says. "At that point, it's less about politics, and it's more about this complete lack of nuance or compassion. And, for me personally, I just feel like, if you're not curious or open to understanding different perspectives, then I am not interested in building a deeper connection." More: The rise of Trump bros and why some Gen Z men are shifting right It's also important to remember Gen Z is still young - and many of its members could change their views with time. Because of this, Bizu encourages fellow Gen Zers to stay open-minded when it comes to dating. "Be open to understanding different perspectives," she says. "Especially Gen Z, we're only at the beginning, right? We're still building our careers and our networks, and I think it's way more important to open yourself up to as many fulfilling relationships as possible, even if that means like, hey, maybe we hold different political views, but we could definitely get something out of this relationship."
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Rep. Jim Jordan faces deposition about OSU sex abuse scandal
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of the Republican Party's top inquisitors in Congress, is expected to be deposed Friday about allegations that he failed to protect the wrestlers he once coached at Ohio State University from a sexual predator, four plaintiffs in lawsuits against the university told NBC News. Jordan, who was the assistant wrestling coach at the university from 1986 to 1994 before he got into politics, has repeatedly and publicly denied any knowledge that the team's doctor, Richard Strauss, was preying on the athletes. It will be the first time Jordan has be questioned under oath by lawyers representing hundreds of former OSU students, both athletes and nonathletes, who are suing the school for damages in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio. Jordan is not a defendant, but he is referred to in some of the lawsuits alleging he was aware of the abuse. Jordan, the powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, is known for his combative questioning of witnesses and for avoiding suit jackets during it. Reached for comment, Jordan spokesperson Russell Dye released a variation of the statement Jordan's team has been using since July 2018, when three former OSU wrestlers told NBC News that Jordan was lying when he claimed he did not know that Strauss molested them under the guise of giving physical examinations. 'As everyone knows, Chairman Jordan never saw or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have dealt with it,' the statement said. Mike DiSabato, who wrestled for Jordan and was the first former OSU student who publicly accused him of having turned a blind eye to the abuse Strauss inflicted on him and his teammates, said he does not expect Jordan to say any more than he already has. 'I assume he's going to triple down and follow the same script he followed back in 2018 when he went on Fox and denied knowing about any abuse, denied being told of any abuse, never heard the word 'abuse,'' DiSabato said. DiSabato was referring to an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier in which Jordan also insisted that he did not hear any locker room banter about Strauss. Still, said DiSabato, who previously reached a settlement with OSU, he hopes Jordan 'will finally come out and admit that he knew Strauss was doing unnecessary prostate exams, doing unnecessary genital exams, taking multiple showers with athletes, all while being employed by a university funded by the state of Ohio.' Jordan will sit down for a deposition about a month after the release of an HBO Max documentary about the Strauss scandal called ' Surviving Ohio State,' in which one of the wrestlers he once coached flat-out called him a liar. Another Strauss survivor, Steve Snyder-Hill, said he will watch the deposition Friday at his lawyer's office in Columbus. While he is not a former athlete, Snyder-Hill is one of the former OSU students suing the university. 'I expect him to lie under oath,' Snyder-Hill said. 'I don't know a nicer way to put it.' Snyder-Hill said Strauss abused him at a campus clinic in 1995. He said that what the doctor was alleged to have been doing to young men under the guise of giving physical examinations eventually became an open secret throughout campus, extending beyond the athletes' locker rooms. 'Jordan had a locker two down from Strauss, and Jordan claims he didn't know?' Snyder-Hill said. 'That's hard to believe.' Strauss, who died in 2005, worked at OSU from 1978 through 1998. Prompted by allegations from DiSabato and other former OSU wrestlers, the university agreed to an independent investigation by the Perkins Coie law firm, which concluded in 2019 that coaches and athletic administrators knew for two decades that Strauss was molesting male athletes and other students but failed to sound the alarm or stop him. Jordan's former communications director, Ian Fury, insisted in 2019 that the report absolved Jordan. All of the coaches and administrators' names were redacted in the version of the report released to the public. Fury cited as proof a line in the report that said investigators 'did not identify any other contemporaneous documentary evidence indicating that members of the OSU coaching staff, including head coaches or assistant coaches, received or were aware of complaints regarding Strauss' sexual misconduct.' Since the release of the report, OSU has said it has paid out $60 million in settlement money and its former president has publicly apologized 'to each person who endured' abuse at the hands of Strauss. Several of the lawsuits mention Jordan by name. Still facing at least five active lawsuits from 236 men alleging Strauss molested them, too, OSU, which had apologized to Strauss' victims and had reported in 2019 that Strauss committed 1,429 sexual assaults and 47 rapes, walked back its previous position in October 2023 and denied having admitted any wrongdoing. The settlements it paid out were without admission of liability and were reached through mediation. OSU also argued that the statute of limitations in the case against it had run out. But in June 2023, the Supreme Court refused to reconsider a lower court ruling that said former students should be allowed to sue OSU, paving the way for their lawyers to question Jordan and other OSU employees about Strauss. Former Athletic Director Andy Geiger was deposed Wednesday, NBC affiliate WCMH of Columbus reported. Some of the lawsuits refer to Geiger as one of several people whom student-athletes allege they told about the abuse when it was happening. 'We plan to depose every OSU employee alleged to have known about Strauss' abuse, including the employees named in the complaints,' Adele Kimmel, director of the Public Justice Students' Civil Rights Project, said in June 2023.
