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Sexual Orientation of ANN Users

I think Queer is simply a homosexual, but for that there's a "Gay / Lesbian" option. Hmm...

Pansexual reminds me of the character in "The Sot-Weed Factor" by John Barth. He concludes a list of his sexual activity with "and even the burley bark of trees."

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Sorry, that was an attempt at humor.

I should note that while the long form definition makes sense and seems perfectly reasonable, it does not quite match the use of "anything" in the analogy which gives a much different impression. I was working off the analogy since I had not encountered the word before. Even if you limit it to humans, "anything" does not give the impression of someone interested in a long term exclusive relationship.

Perhaps: "I'm not sure what I want on my bread, but once I decide I will stick with it."

This is an interesting poll, though the majority result is not a surprise. But wow, there are quite a few people who identify as asexual here. I may be wrong, but I was under the impression that a small minority of the population are asexual (less then bi or gay).

It is a relatively obscure orientation in the general population, but I suspect very strongly that anime fans are not a representative sample of the general population. Liking anime is an outsider interest and I imagine that various 'outsider' traits tend to cluster in people and asexuality is such a trait. Having a higher proportion of self-identified asexuals than of homosexuals does seem remarkable, but in a way, asexuals are the ultimate outsiders as they are removed from a major category of human behavior that most people assume is universal and that homosexual still practice, just in a different manner than heterosexuals. I imagine that the further one gets from the mainstream, the more asexuals you'll find. It's likely a weak correlation, but it feels intuitively plausible.