This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding the sexual orientation of their social contacts and closest friends. The survey was conducted in 2009. 49 percent of the lesbian respondents and 45.3 percent of the gay respondents reported to have an equal mix of LGBT and straight friends and social contacts.
Gay and lesbian Americans: What is the sexual orientation of your social contacts and closest friends?
Characteristic
Lesbian women
Gay men
Almost exclusively gay or lesbian
5.6%
6.7%
Primarily gay or lesbian with few straight friends
According to the source, "[d]uring the 49-day period from July 30, 2009 to September 16, 2009, Community Marketing, Inc. conducted an online survey of self-identified gay men and lesbians from CMI’s proprietary survey panel, as well as participants pointed to the survey from a variety of partners. For the purposes of this report, those participants who self-identified as “queer,” “transgender” or “bisexual” were not included in the analyses unless they also identified as lesbian or gay."
Number of respondents in the U.S.:
Self-identified gay men: n=15,848
Self-identified lesbian women: n = 5,809
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Community Marketing. (January 1, 2010). Gay and lesbian Americans: What is the sexual orientation of your social contacts and closest friends? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250595/sexual-orientation-of-social-contacts-and-closest-friends-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing. "Gay and lesbian Americans: What is the sexual orientation of your social contacts and closest friends?." Chart. January 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250595/sexual-orientation-of-social-contacts-and-closest-friends-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing. (2010). Gay and lesbian Americans: What is the sexual orientation of your social contacts and closest friends?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250595/sexual-orientation-of-social-contacts-and-closest-friends-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing. "Gay and Lesbian Americans: What Is The Sexual Orientation of Your Social Contacts and Closest Friends?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250595/sexual-orientation-of-social-contacts-and-closest-friends-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing, Gay and lesbian Americans: What is the sexual orientation of your social contacts and closest friends? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250595/sexual-orientation-of-social-contacts-and-closest-friends-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Gay and lesbian Americans: What is the sexual orientation of your social contacts and closest friends? [Graph], Community Marketing, January 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250595/sexual-orientation-of-social-contacts-and-closest-friends-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
