How do you feel about straight women making out with other straight women?

I recently came across a statistic estimating 4–5% of the population to be truly homosexual and 9–10% of the population to take part in any type of homosexual act. I found the second figure surprisingly low because I don’t personally know any women who do not ever kiss other women. This prompted me to ask the collective your opinion on straight women who make out with other straight women (i.e., everyone I know).

I often find the general perspective of “they want attention” very offensive. As a straight woman who has made out with all of my close girlfriends in private, I think many people misunderstand this concept. Maybe it’s because you don’t see it happening in private – the only time you see straight girls making out with each other is at drunken parties in bikinis. But why assume these are the only circumstances under which straight women make out with each other?

I’ll try to draw a parallel: These attention-seeking girls also dance ridiculously at drunken parties in bikinis (for attention), but no one assumes that anyone who dances only does so for attention. Surely, people recognize the art of dancing as a recreational hobby that many can enjoy for purposes other than attention. So, why be so quick to assume that women who kiss women are desperately crying for attention, just because a few happen to be?