How did ur asexual survey go?
Hey! I got a huge response to the survey, so thanks to everyone that participated. No thanks to the girl who submitted the exact same answers five (5) times in a row and thought I wouldnât notice.
First of all, the big question: Is asexuality an LGBT identity? 39% said yes, 61% said no.
Interestingly, whether or not someone thought asexuality was LGBT didnât depend on whether or not they were asexual. I found no correlation between being asexual and choosing one way or the other. But I did find another interesting fact.
100% of people who did NOT identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, trans, non-binary or agender (ie cis straight people) think that asexual IS an LGBT identity. Either that or they were unsure (about 3 people).
On the other hand, if you are LGBT youâre much less likely to view asexual as an LGBT+ identity.
33% of gay men, bi and trans people (not including trans lesbians) thought asexuality is LGBT. 67% did not. 6 were unsure. Only 13% of cis lesbians think asexuality is LGBT. 86% donât. 1 person was unsure. And, overwhelmingly, 100% of trans lesbians think that asexuality is NOT and LGBT identity. 0 were unsure.
So from the first part of the survey, we can see that if you are a lesbian, gay, bi, or trans you are much less likely to think that asexual people are LGBT, with cis & trans lesbians being the least likely. The conclusion: the overwhelming majority of LGBT people donât think asexuals are LGBT. Cis straight people do.
18% of asexual people reported that they felt their asexuality puts them in danger of being physically or sexually assaulted. However, only 2 people said they had been assaulted (less than 1% of responses).
I included the following questions in response to a common thing Iâve heard: that asexual people are LGBT+ because they face many of the same issues. I also got A LOT of people saying this on the survey. So, I decided to include some common issues that threaten LGBT people to see whether the issues are comparable.
0 people were aware of any laws that discriminate against asexual people.
2 people (less than 1%) said they were less likely to be hired due to their asexual identity. 0 people reported losing their job or being denied a job due to their asexual identity.
3 people said theyâve been to conversion therapy in order to change (or âcureâ) their asexuality. 2 people said this was because they didnât want to be asexual. The third person didnât specify why.
0 people reported being denied shelter/kicked out because they are ace.
If Iâve missed something, or you want more details on a specific question, please let me know!

























