@writeblankspace@fosstodon.org depends, you reaserching cat fedi or techbro fedi?

@writeblankspace it says 100%

@writeblankspace This will not be all that scientific because you are not doing anything to remove the attention/response/boost bias, I believe non queer people are more likely to scroll past this poll without interacting. For better validity you would want to get people committed to answering before they knew the topic of the question. I also boosted as someone in a tech community that does not discuss this topic very much, in hopes that it may improve the diversity of sample population.

@writeblankspace there should be a third option

@writeblankspace@fosstodon.org I don’t really interact with the wider LGBT community, but I am homosexual

@writeblankspace nice :3

@writeblankspace I think more. I always feel like the only straight in the village here 😂

@writeblankspace I suspect this is accurate. Boosting for confirmation.

@writeblankspace I suspect about 50-50 or 60-40 in either direction
Definitely a ton (I'm a yes voter)

@writeblankspace I am: not queer enough .

@writeblankspace Need an option for "it's complicated" 🙂

@writeblankspace my understanding is that people can identify as queer but you shouldn't refer to several people who so identify as "queers." Am I incorrect?

@writeblankspace What if I’m like 95% straight?

@writeblankspace That's very unlikely. Especially considering mastodon's peculiarity in displaying content. So it's going to be seen by your friends and your friends' friends. This will result in a very close group of people, and very few outside observers. For this reason, the result of the survey can be even 80%, but it will not reflect reality in any way.

@writeblankspace I fit in with neither group

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Wouldn't this poll principally describe the selection bias of your social graph?

@writeblankspace Woooaw, that is so much! (Even if there are bias I guess.)

@writeblankspace wow, I'm a minority O.O

@writeblankspace The challenge here is defining queer. One can be not by most people’s measure (and awareness) and simultaneously not feel like they’re in some normative box.

@writeblankspace I am old enough that I will not use that term to refer to myself.

@writeblankspace I don't know what is meant by 'queer' and I don't want to publicly commit to either option.

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Wait, do you mean queer in the sense of sexual/gender identity...🤔

@writeblankspace There’s having a hypothesis verified and then there’s absolutely nailing it like a boss. Probably cursed it for you now.

@writeblankspace This would explain a lot

@writeblankspace I've been on here for a couple of years now, and I'm still not queer.
It's almost like being around lots of rainbow fabulousness doesn't actually turn you queer if you're not already queer.

@writeblankspace it's all a spectrum in it?

@writeblankspace Seems statistically unlikely.

@writeblankspace Well, it's almost 50/50 now!

@writeblankspace After 1990 votes, your suspicion is nearly dead on!

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Currently at 48:52. The magic or accursed ratio strikes again.

@writeblankspace I am gay

@writeblankspace mine says 46% queer.

@writeblankspace I love this poll, for a somewhat silly reason. I'm bi, but sometimes hesitate to call myself queer. However when presented with these two options I had a clear reaction, and it seems I'm definitely not "not queer". So thank you :)

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Not queer, but eccentric

@writeblankspace Consider running follow-ups for neurodivergent (ADD, Autistic, et. al.), or even "socially non-normative". I find there's significant representation from (broadly speaking) non-cis, asexual, kinky, trans, gay, bi, and many other attributes in my feed. Admittedly to some extent I've explicitly curated for diverse voices, especially fellow neurodivergents, but that seems so much easier here.

@writeblankspace@fosstodon.org There definitely are a lot of queer folks on fedi.

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I think at least 90% of my mutuals fall somewhere on the LGBTQIA2S+ rainbow.

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Trying to think how to estimate the bias in which part of the fedi this poll reaches. And possible bias in people deciding to answer it

@writeblankspace I hope queer people feel confident enough to speak up on Mastodon. But I think it would be great if there were enough non queers who listen.

@writeblankspace where to click if i feel in between today?

@writeblankspace Does the category “not queer” really exist?

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@writeblankspace this poll surprises me

@writeblankspace we're here we're sometimes queer sometimes not, get used to it

@writeblankspace ...I don't know!

@writeblankspace I may not be queer but I’m glad you’re all here!

@writeblankspace #QueerAsFuck, I just hide it sometmes.

@writeblankspace Nice! :D

@writeblankspace @mike i think this would have been very true before Twitter imploded, but less so now, the mainstream has arrived more

@writeblankspace I wish I was queer so I could get chicks.

(This is testing how many GenX/elder Millennials are reading the replies.)

@writeblankspace It was really interesting to catch this at many points in time. Around the 100s it was soundly more queer than not. now it's the opposite. goes to show how these things differ across different parts of the fediverse.

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I'll happily stipulate that I am strange though.

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Define? LGBTQ+?

@writeblankspace man this is one cool poll, good thinking 💯

@writeblankspace Needs a 'genuinely dunno lol' option

@writeblankspace from which instance? i like how each instance gets a different view of Fedi based on users’ follows and whatnot.

So from Fosstodon, the answer is “maybe not” :neofox_flop_woozy:

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am not understand appeal of getting relationship

@writeblankspace i believe everyone on Fedi is somewhat queer.

@writeblankspace yet

@writeblankspace I ticked "not". If it helps, tho, I'm *politically* queer? I'm here for y'all, I just happen to be cis and straight for some reason…

@writeblankspace What if I'm only a few percent queer?

@writeblankspace As a $3 bill.

@writeblankspace might explain the hair trigger I see aus.social mods on arriving any conversation that explores what's going on around the world with regards to trans. Ask "how's it going?" and they delete the post .... Looking at migrating to a more conversational instance some time.

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Does aroace count?

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I don't know...but I've been called "weird", so I might be queer.

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Sample selection bias 😀 Not scientific!

@writeblankspace 42% queer, 58% not queer, 7550 votes as of posting this.

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Most interesting 190% I’ve ever seen ! 😂🤣❤️

@writeblankspace point of this?

@writeblankspace not queer, but my daughter is. Me says hi in flawed (but sincere) ally.

@writeblankspace Not queer myself but totally fine with queer people.

@writeblankspace how about not queer with queer tendencies?

@writeblankspace that's a rather keen hypothesis

@writeblankspace missing the option "I don't know, you tell me".

@writeblankspace 2c imho , a persons ability and right neither do or should depend on the sexual orientation or lifestyle of that person , any kind of identity bias is a red flag for progress . One is consuming resources as distributed , need have a say in how are they distributed and ought to produce , to justify the consumption

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Mine shows 42%, so not too far off.

@writeblankspace You just got boosted on tech.lgbt. It might go fast.

@writeblankspace not exactly queer, but bisexual :blobnom:

@writeblankspace 41/59 from kind.social

I know that our local fedi neighbourhood leans queer, but also pulls in a lot of people who're neurospicy, disabled, and allies. So I'm not surprised that the result seen from kind.social isn't quite as high as elsewhere.

@writeblankspace or #queer friendly, like friendly to all friendly people , like normal people

@writeblankspace I'm super queer, my vote counts for 2.

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Close enough!

@writeblankspace@fosstodon.org you forgot mastodon.social in that equation

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Refuse to believe it's only 40% queer given all the instances I talk to.