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Posted by Emily Farris

If you're reading this, you must be gay. Okay, not exactly, but according to a recent study 51% of gay and lesbian adults read and respond to blogs, compared to 36% of heterosexual adults.

According to our own independent, unscientific study, if you're reading this, you're also super cool and deserve a cookie.

But back to the gay thing:


When asked, just over half (51 percent) of the gay and lesbian respondents reported reading some type of blog, compared to 36 percent of heterosexual adults. A similar question on blog readership also was asked in November 2006, and at that time 32 percent of gay and lesbian adults then reported reading blogs...

Regarding the varied interests of blogs, the survey found 28 percent of gay and lesbian adults reported reading news and current issue blogs, compared to 19 percent of heterosexuals. More than a quarter (26%) of gay and lesbian adults also read entertainment and pop culture blogs, compared to 11 percent of heterosexuals. Given the heightened interest in this year’s electoral contests, a significant number, nearly one-quarter (23%), of gay and lesbian adults also read political blogs. In comparison, only 14 percent of heterosexual adults reported reading political blogs.


And what about sex blogs? Take our survey (results are anonymous and will be used for absolutely nothing; we just like widgets):

[Queerty: Gays Love Blogs, Being Informed]


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Comments

Maxwell Hammer said:

It's not that blogging makes you gay, it's just that teh gays are way ahead of the curve, as usual.

Mr and Mrs Strait American have only just recently discovered myspace. It will be a few years before they get around to the blogosphere.

April 21, 2008 9:17 PM

paulbowles said:

Yes, the gays are always ahead of the curve--in both good and bad ways. Tight shirts on guys? Gentrification? Yoga?

April 21, 2008 10:04 PM

About Emily Farris

Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one...so far.

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one . . . so far.

Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

Nicole Pasulka is a Brooklyn writer and editor who's always on the lookout for the dirty. Her other virtual home is at The Morning News, where things are squeaky clean most of the time.

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