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Originally Posted by MarchHare
According to a link Mikey posted earlier in this thread from StatsCan, 2.5% of Canadians reported as homosexual in the last census. That's just those that are willing to admit to the government that they're gay; if you include those who want to keep their sexual preferences private or who aren't "out" yet, then it's probably much higher than 2.5%.
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No, the statscan website said the homosexual population was about 1%.
"1.1% — The percentage of Canadians aged 18 to 59 who reported in 2009 that they consider themselves to be homosexual (gay or lesbian).
0.9% — The percentage of Canadians aged 18 to 59 who reported in 2009 that they consider themselves to be bisexual."
Why would homosexuals be afraid to admit (I'm assuming anonymously) that they're gay? It's not like the identities of the persons involved in the surveys are public knowledge?
The highest figure I have seen for homosexuals is 2.5%...not that it matters to anyone.