The number of "not-straight" people is probably higher than the polls suggest due to the number of fans who choose not to out themselves online and therefore will not participate in the poll.
Actually, the opposite is true. The way these polls are set up make the real number most likely at least 10-20% lower.
Polls like this are notoriously unreliable, not just due to the internet. Due to the way the community is set up, people are more likely to lie that they ARE LBGTQ, not the other way round.
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The number of "not-straight" people is probably higher than the polls suggest due to the number of fans who choose not to out themselves online and therefore will not participate in the poll.
Actually, the opposite is true. The way these polls are set up make the real number most likely at least 10-20% lower.
Polls like this are notoriously unreliable, not just due to the internet. Due to the way the community is set up, people are more likely to lie that they ARE LBGTQ, not the other way round.