Yeah... I wasn't aware until while I was drawing up the poll that there was the stereotype of the 'gay furry.' Then lots of people started mentioning at once--one going so far as to say that he'd heard of people who thought they were gay because they discovered that they identified themselves as furries.
I'm also slightly puzzled at the gender dichotomy--furries being overwhelmingly male. I was expecting this, although not quite what it's come up to so far--ninety-five percent male, as you see.
Another interesting thing is as you noted what furries think about other furries. It's worth noting that all told, out of my responses so far, only one person has said that sex is less important to other furries than it is to him or her.
Another thing of note. Almost everyone thinks that the public assumes sex is very important, but only two had equal values for 'what do you think about other furries' and 'what does the public think.' One of these was a '2', or 'a small degree.' Only one person thought that the public's assessment of sex playing a large part was correct.
Now... I was discussing this with a friend, who noted that it's easier to be an author than an artist and, I suppose, it may be. But it's telling. I think it's also sort of nifty that everyone so far is either a high school graduate or in school presently, and the majority have college degrees (or are in college). We're an educated bunch.
-Alex
