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鈥檚 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 鈥渜ueer,鈥 鈥渢ransgender鈥 or 鈥渂isexual鈥 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
Multiple answers were possible.
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Motivation to use social network sites by gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. 2009
This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding their motivation to use social network sites. The survey was conducted in 2009. 63 percent of the lesbian women and 63 percent of the gay men reported to use social network sites in order to communicate with friends.
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Community Marketing (Community Marketing Inc.). (January 1, 2010). Gay and lesbian Americans: What is your motivation to use social networking sites? [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/250594/motivation-to-use-social-network-sites-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing Inc.). "Gay and lesbian Americans: What is your motivation to use social networking sites?." Chart. January 1, 2010. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/250594/motivation-to-use-social-network-sites-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
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Gay and lesbian Americans: What is your motivation to use social networking sites? [Graph], Community Marketing (Community Marketing Inc.), January 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: /statistics/250594/motivation-to-use-social-network-sites-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
