Demographics Part IV. Definition
Do you believe attraction to the same gender, or lack thereof, to be the defining factor of one's sexuality? (Do you believe that attraction to the same gender is what decides whether you're gay/bi/pan/etc?)
Yes. 63.5% (1300)
No. 17.9% (367)
I don’t know. 18.6% (380)
Total number: 2062
The "-sexual" suffix refers to...
the gender(s) one is attracted to. 65.9% (1353)
sexual attraction. 34.1% (701)
Total number: 2068
Do you believe that the aim to transition is the determining factor in whether one is trans?
Yes. 4.8% (99)
No. 82.9% (1715)
I don’t know. 12.3% (255)
Total number: 2084
To be bisexual, you...
must be attracted to the same gender. 66.1% (1353)
don't need to be attracted to the same gender. 33.9% (695)
Total number: 2063
Pansexuality is...
the same as bisexuality. 3.9% (80)
more inclusive than bisexuality. 4.6% (94)
different from bisexuality. 23.9% (493)
interchangeable with bisexuality and people have different reasons to use one label or another. 67.7% (1398)
Total number: 2081
I believe asexuality is a spectrum.
Yes. 54.1% (1115)
No. 27.3% (563)
I don’t know. 18.6% (384)
Total number: 2077
Do you believe that children can know that they are asexual?
Yes. If children can know that they are gay, they can know they are asexual. 22.4% (464)
No. Children are too young to start to feel sexual attraction or to label it in any way. 65.4% (1358)
I don't know. 12.1% (252)
Total number: 2080
Do you believe some people mistake issues they may be struggling with (like internalized homophobia, dysphoria, sex repulsion...) for being ace?
Yes, some adopt the ace label instead of recognizing their issue for what it is and are held back from working it out. 61.7% (1282)
Yes, but going through a time of calling themselves asexual doesn't do any harm. 36.8% (765)
No, I don't believe that happens. 1.5% (31)
Total number: 2076
How do you feel about labels?
The more, the better. It's good to have words that describe many unique feelings and seeing other use them can make one feel less alone. 29.9% (617)
Making more and more of them is redundant and creates many different words for the same experience. 66.5% (1374)
Labels are useles, I prefer vague terms that don't bind me in any way. 3.6% (74)
Total number: 2064
Did the availability of plenty labels personally help or hinder you?
It helped me. 16.7% (347)
It hindered me. 38.9% (810)
Some helped, some didn't. 36.9% (768)
Neither. 7.5% (157)
Total number: 2082
I believe sexuality is based on attraction to bodily characteristics. (example, lesbian = attracted to vagina)
Yes. 2.3% (48)
No, sexuality is based on attraction to gender. 22% (461)
Sexuality is based on both gender and sex attraction. 75.7% (461)
Total number: 2092
A lesbian is someone who is attracted to...
women and trans men. 0.7% (14)
females. 8.6% (177)
binary women (cis + trans). 11.4% (235)
binary women & fem-aligned nb people (and agender people, usually connected to womanhood). 79.4% (1643)
Total number: 2068
A lesbian who is attracted to binary women and nb women is a MGA (multiple gender attracted) lesbian.
Yes. 12.7% (263)
No. 55.8% (1155)
I don’t know. 31.5% (652)
Total number: 2069
Asexual means...
(interactive graph)
experiences no sexual attraction. 71.5% (1491)
experiences no attraction. 6.7% (32)
I don't know. 0.2% (4)
I have seen many definitions and am unclear on which one is correct. 17.9% (373)
There are more correct definitions. 7.1% (149)
Total number: 2082
Corrective rape is...
a gay (specifically lesbian) exclusive term, nowadays referred to as “homophobic rape”. 58.6% (1201)
any rape influenced by desire to change the victim’s sexuality and thus can be applied to ace people. 34.4% (705)
I don't know. 7% (144)
Total number: 2050
Download the full results file (scrubbed of additional comments and personal information) here.
Part I. Personal
Part II. Slurs
Part III. Privilege, discrimination & oppression, 1
Part III. Privilege, discrimination & oppression, 2
