Various thoughts:

  • Around 20 people weren't properly covered by the gender categories, obviously we're trying to be as inclusive as possible and a different approach will be tried next time

  • There were about 600 respondents, which gives us a accurate sampling of the active userbase. If you multiply any number by 3, you'll get a fairly accurate representation of the full userbase each week. This means there are around 800-900 people who don't identify fully as cis each week on this site.

  • Nearly 300 trans/gender diverse/questioning people unanimously agree that hexbear is an inclusive space

  • There was so much data on gender that I was really struggling to find a way to convey the data that wasnt a pie chart, graph, or an incomprehensible kalaeidoscope. If you have an idea on how to beautify the data, you can download the raw data here: https://pad.artemislena.eu/file/#/2/file/xzy4pck8on+oZp9yGRUIezR+/ - I further anonymized this data by removing time of response and any specific comments, I don't think it would be easy for anyone to figure out who is who.

  • There were a couple of text responses that really needed further elaboration, I noted hexbear's rules next to these comments

  • I'll probably be doing a demographics survey sometime in the future, including basic fairly anonymous stuff like "what region were you born in" "where do the languages you speak originate" "would you describe yourself as a POC" "what age range are you in".

  • The percentage of people answering they were cisgender increased by 8% than the previous survey. This could be for a myriad of reasons, such as cis people being afraid trans people will hunt them down in the public thread and assassinate them. Anonymity may have made them feel safer to respond. Regardless, way more people responded this time, which signifies that people felt safer responding to the cryptpad or it was easier to do. The leading question was a bit more inclusive than last time, but I think I'll include both questions (are you transgender / gender diverse and are you cisgender) to see how people respond.

  • We have a lot of people that aren't binary trans on this site.

  • Some of the questions were pretty funky and we got a lot of fuzzy responses on them as a result. In particular "After you realized you were trans/gender diverse, how long did it take for you to begin to act on it?" and "At what age did you begin transition?" caused a lot of friction, I think I will ask more vague questions in the future that lead to a path of more specific questions to capture better data, and to save people time. Questions like "Do you feel your gender transition had a defined starting point?" and some further ones.

  • Around 20 people each week on this site are cis she/hers, which is very low and roughly the same as last time. I feel like if hexbear ever starts hosting other federated stuff (like a federated tiktok or something) and can hook into it natively with lemmy, we'd see a better ratio.

  • I tried to be very sure any data with >2 people on it was clearly legible, I think some people might find it fun that there are others with their same fairly specific classifications per this survey lurking around on the site.

  • Overall I feel like the survey was a success despite some bumps.

  • You can find the other surveys/links here: https://hexbear.net/post/3016455

  • I made these graphs on company time bridget-pride-stay-mad

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    • Tomboymoder [she/her, pup/pup's]
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      2 months ago

      Tbf, it does.
      But I think we stay because there is a solid trans community here, but that’s not really the same for cis woman.

    • xiaohongshu [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      I cannot speak for trans women since I am not trans. As I have quoted another user in another comment below, it’s possible that this site is very good at banning transphobes that trans women still prefer to hang out here in spite of the incel shit (again, this is merely my speculation since I cannot speak for them). But let’s not pretend like there is no serious misogyny problem on this site.

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      2 months ago

      Those comments did also rub me, a trans woman, wrog

      I've removed the comment thanks to somebody else who also agrees with you and reported it for the same reason

      • xiaohongshu [none/use name]
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        2 months ago

        @AcidSmiley@hexbear.net below gave a better explanation than I could here, I was merely recounting one such recent example of the many that we’ve experienced here in general. Honestly that thread nearly made me quit this site, which is why I thought it appropriate to bring to attention.

        There is something on here that actively repels cis women, and i gotta be honest here, it's probably you guys. Dudes on hexbear have a serious misogyny problem, i have never seen a thread about relationship issues etc. that wasn't full of incel shit, the dunks always get more vicious when they're directed at women, i honestly wouldn't spend any time here if the site wasn't at least good at banning transphobes. We need similar purges for misogynists, which, btw, is something that has been called for over and over again in the trans mega.

        • iie [they/them, he/him]
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          2 months ago

          We need similar purges for misogynists

          We need bait threads. Not only to lure out the worst offenders, but also to drive discussion that will reeducate everyone else. Purging isn't enough. There needs to be site discourse, so that when someone points out misogyny, enough other people will recognize that they're right to prevent a dogpile. Also people here need practice articulating why a comment is misogynistic, which will help with enforcement.