Regardless of other factors, do you believe asexual people have the right to be part of this community because of their asexual identity?
Yes: 94.2%, 1838 respondents.
No: 5.8%, 113 respondents.
Regardless of other factors, do you believe aromantic people have the right to be part of this community because of their aromantic identity?
Yes: 92.2%, 1771 respondents
No: 7.8%, 149 respondents
Meaning of the letter “A” when appearing in LGBT[…]+ acronyms:
- Asexual: 95.4% of respondents, 1936 total
- Aromantic: 80.7% of respondents, 1639 total
- Agender: 66.7% of respondents, 1353 total
- Ally: 13.9% of respondents, 282 total.
I’m just posting this here for my aces and aros who are feeling down on themselves and defeated tonight. Remember that nine out of ten people support you and that the current loudest voices are not those of the majority.
I know a few people who might benefit from seeing this.
In case anyone is curious about how reliable statistics like these are, a total samples size of just 2000 people is enough to establish some relatively high confidence levels of a population upwards of 300,000,000 people. Or, roughly the population of the United States. So while there’s a margin of error in anything, these many respondents are a decent sample size.