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View Poll Results: What does your Interested In say?
Tells the Truth 86 35.39%
Says I'm Straight 20 8.23%
I leave it blank 137 56.38%
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 01:44 PM   #1
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This is a question to people who are out to only family and a few close friends but anyone else can answer

Are you out on Facebook/Myspace?
For guys, do you have "Interested in men, woman or did you leave that blank"
For girls, do you have "Interested in woman, men or did you leave that blank"

Answer the poll, it would be interesting to see who's out online.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 01:45 PM   #2
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myspace is blank cuz i have family on there
its out on facebook but hidden from family
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 01:56 PM   #3
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I left it blank, because my flatmates are on there and they dont know about it yet. We are planning to live together again next year so I have to see what would be the best thing to do.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 02:06 PM   #4
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I put gay on both even though there are some people on both that I would rather not know, but they are not exactly the observant sort so no one ever found out through either I had to come out in person if I wanted them to know.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 02:08 PM   #5
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I have my myspace set as bi, but I don't have my fam on there. None of them know yet *besides my mom* and I have no clue how they would react..
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 02:20 PM   #6
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Yup. Everybody on facebook that I talk to on a regular basis know anyways.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 03:44 PM   #7
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I'm completely open about it, plus, none of my extended family are on facebook, so I have is set as "interested in guys".
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 03:48 PM   #8
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Interested in: Women, Men.
Open to anyone of my friends. Noone in my family except my sister uses facebook, and she has no problem with gay people. Awesome.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 03:49 PM   #9
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Still have it straight...haven't told all the closest people to me yet.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 03:53 PM   #10
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when i set it to interested in women i was amazed more ppl didnt see it tbh
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 04:35 PM   #11
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Technically mine says bi on my myspace because i am technically bi by one percent
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 04:42 PM   #12
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Myspace and Face book are both set to bi, though im compltely gay. I guess I'm one of those people that believes it easier for someone to accept bi than gay right away. I have friends and family on both but either they don't notice it or refuse to acknowledge it. I'm only out to a few close friends and 1 sister.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 04:49 PM   #13
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GAY...both myspace and facebook...
But I'm only out to a few friends/family members
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 06:45 PM   #14
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I was straight on Facebook, but when I realised I was bi/gay I removed it altogether
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 06:46 PM   #15
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when i set it to interested in women i was amazed more ppl didnt see it tbh
I think that people probably did notice, but didn't quite know what to say or if they should say anything. I notice people's orientations (and I know others do), but I doubt I would ever comment on it if they changed it - unless I knew them well in which case I might send them a private message.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 07:07 PM   #16
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I have mine blank, but my wall hints towards the dark side

The wall is blocked from my mom and dad, but my sister, uncles, and cousins all can read it.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 10:13 PM   #17
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I'm out on both. I don't really care who knows.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 10:17 PM   #18
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left it blank, no one has said a word
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 10:17 PM   #19
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Sometimes I feel like the only teenager in the world who doesn't have a MySpace page, a Facebook, or the desire to create one.
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Old 30th Aug 2008, 10:21 PM   #20
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I used to have it say Interest in: Women, on facebook, but like 4 months ago I took it down completely so it doesn't say anything. One day though, i'll have to change it =]
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