Thinking about sexuality, which of the following comes closest to your view?

Thinking about sexuality, which of the following comes closest to your view? Published on May 26, 2020 → Survey conducted on May 26, 2020 on 27203 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

There is no middle ground – you are either heterosexual or you are not

41%

Sexuality is a scale – it is possible to be somewhere near in the middle

40%

Don’t know

19%

There is no middle ground – you are either heterosexual or you are not

41%

Sexuality is a scale – it is possible to be somewhere near in the middle

40%

Don’t know

19%

Politics, more than gender, shapes Americans' views on feminism and gender roles

Sexuality spectrum

Is sexuality binary?

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