137 respondents participated total (including 57 girlfags and 8 guydykes) - thanks so much everyone everyone! Although there weren't as many guydyke participants as I was hoping for, their data is of course still considered and represented in the data here, plus any noticeable trends and perspectives will be covered in part 2. This will hopefully be the beginning of a wealth of information on girlfags and guydykes, and help them understand themselves and each other better!
There are two parts to this analysis: 1 - Statistics, 2 - Excerpts. This post covers part 1, with part 2 appearing at this LJ later in January, 2011. Many of the respondents checked that they would allow for excerpts, so you can expect some interesting trends and perspectives to be highlighted in the next part.
Any trends you noticed, comments you'd like to make on the data so far and so on are greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
~Marilyn
1 - STATISTICS:
This - statistics and charts - covers the whole of the genderqueer survey - additional notes and statistics will are made throughout about trends amongst girlfags and guydykes.
AGE:
131 respondents listed an age, the average age being 23, the median and mode at 21. Youngest respondent was 13, oldest was 60.
Girlfags: Of 57 girlfags, 53 gave an age - the average age being 23, the median and mode at 21. Youngest was 15, oldest was 48.
Guydykes: Of 8 guydykes, 7 gave an age - the average age being 27, the median 28, and the mode t 17. Youngest was 17, oldest was 34.
COUNTRY:
131 respondents listed a country, the most frequent places of residence being the USA (80) and UK (14).
Girlfags: Of 57 respondents, 53 gave a country, the most frequent places of residence being the USA (27), Germany (6), the UK (5), Canada (3), and Denmark (2).
Guydykes: Of 8 respondents, 5 were from the USA, one from the UK, one from Germany, and one from Australia.
BIRTH SEX:
Elsewhere, it had been suggested that this section be called something other than 'birth sex', as there was worry about conflating physical sex with gender, giving prevalence to cisgender privilege, etc., but that was not my intention with this question. It would have perhaps been better rendered with, instead of the options 'female' and 'male', choices of 'has a vagina' and 'has a penis', or 'assigned female at birth' and 'assigned male at birth', which both are of course not at all the same as identifying gender-wise as 'female' and 'male'! Chances are if you're visiting this community, you're already familiar with the concept that physical sex need not determine gender in the slightest, though there often is an interplay or at least something about a lived experience as this or that physical sex that may inform your own gender and/or sexuality, social perceptions and so on.
| Male | 19 | 14% | |
| Female | 113 | 82% | |
| Intersex | 0 | 0% | |
| Prefer not to state | 4 | 3% | |
| Other | 1 | 1% |
Guydykes: All listed birth sex as male, apart from two listing as female. See above and apply conversely for a "new" definition of guydyke.
GENDER IDENTITY - OVERALL CHART
| Male | 25 | 18% | |
| Female | 48 | 35% | |
| Bigender (a tendency to move between feminine and masculine gender-typed behaviour depending on context) | 28 | 20% | |
| Trigender (a gender identification or feeling that a person is moving between or among genders: masculine, feminine and a third gender) | 17 | 12% | |
| Trans man | 20 | 15% | |
| Trans woman | 8 | 6% | |
| Pangender (a term for people who feel that they cannot be labeled as male or female in gender) | 26 | 19% | |
| Genderqueer (catch-all term for gender identities other than man and woman) | 78 | 57% | |
| Androgyne (a person who does not fit cleanly into the typical masculine and feminine gender roles of their society) | 51 | 37% | |
| Neutrois (non-gendered) | 17 | 12% | |
| Questioning / unsure | 37 | 27% | |
| Other | 26 | 19% |
People may select more than one checkbox, so percentages may add up to more than 100%.
Since multiple checkboxes could be selected up to as many as a respondent felt they identitied with, I've analyzed what were the most identities for girlfags and guydykes to have.
Girlfags: Common identities were genderqueer (31), female (33), male (10), bigender (21), trigender (11), pangender (13), androgyne (21), questioning / unsure (25), trans man (9), neutrois (5).Two trans women also listed themselves as girlfags. Write-in responses included: girlfag, Trans ?, gender-fluid, boi.
Guydykes: Genderqueer (7), bigender (3), trans woman (2), pangender (2). It is worth noting that only one identified as "female" specifically, and none identified as "male" specifically.
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Guydykes: The survey chart shows 7 but there were really 8, as one wrote in "guydyke" under other. All listed as guydykes, with one guydyke listing girlfag as well (the same as mentioned in the preceding section). Common orientations include: queer (4), bisexual (3), pansexual (3), questioning (3), and gynephilic (2). It is interesting to note that only one listed as "heterosexual", and only one as "homosexual". Write-ins included one instance of trans guydyke and one instance of male admirer.
TRAITS - OVERALL CHART | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Guydykes: Androgynous / blended (6), feminine (4), masculine (3), neutral (1).
PREFERRED PRONOUNS - OVERALL CHART | |||||||||||||||||
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Guydykes: Neutral (5), feminine (3), masculine (2), invented (1).
Do you wear make-up? - OVERALL CHART | |||||||||||||||||
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Guydykes: Rarely (5), almost never (2), and one instance of "No, but I might try"
Romantic Status - OVERALL CHART | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Girlfags: Single (35), dating (3), married (5), monogamous relationship (7), polyamorous relationship (2), engaged (1).
Guydykes: Single (4), monogamous relationship (3), polyamorous relationship (1).
Statistics of turn-ons and expressions of sexuality will be discussed in 2 - Excerpts and Analysis.
