PC Mag | Gay and lesbian adults are more likely to use Twitter and check social-networking sites more frequently than their heterosexual peers, according to a new Harris poll.
Gays and lesbians also read blogs more frequently than their heterosexual peers, Harris found.
In June, Harris conducted a poll of 2,412 adults, ages 18 and over, of whom 341 self-identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender (271 as either gay or lesbian), Harris said. The firm said it over-sampled gay men and lesbians in order to allow for more detailed analysis of the groups.
What the poll found was that the LGBT groups seemed to be on par with heterosexual respondents a year ago. But in the time between May 2009 and June 2010, the number of LGBTs participating socially online jumped significantly in a few areas… READ IT