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Study finds GLBT community likes blogs

This isn't exactly a news flash to anyone reading this, but gays are more likely than straight people to read blogs. That's according to a national survey conducted by Harris Interactive in May 2009.

The survey found 55 percent of gays and lesbians responding said they read some kind of blog, compared to 38 percent of heterosexuals. The survey didn't speculate as to why gays like blogs so much...maybe it's just that we're on the cutting edge.

What is the GLBT community reading?

--34 percent said they read news and current event blogs, compared to 22 percent of heterosexuals.
--28 percent read political blogs, compared with 14 percent of heterosexuals.
--25 percent read entertainment and pop culture blogs, compared with 15 percent of heterosexuals.
--14 percent read travel blogs, compared with 8 percent of heterosexuals.

The survey found blog reading by GLBTs is increasing, up from 51 percent in March 2008 and 32 percent in November 2006.

The survey found 55 percent of GLBTs belong to Facebook, 23 percent are on LinkedIn and 20 percent are on Twitter.