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Gender Census
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An annual survey of the language gender-divergent people use to describe ourselves. Results are made freely available in full.

Website: https://www.gendercensus.com
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The annual Gender Census report is now out for 2025.

The report of >43,000 responses details our identity words, titles, pronouns, and some family words.

The full report: www.gendercensus.com/results/2025...

The summary: www.gendercensus.com/2025-worldwi...

#LGBT #LGBTQ #pronouns #gender
Pie chart. Title: Title (with name) popularity. Title (checkboxes), percentage of participants. no title at all: 42.6%. mx: 14.7%. mr: 11.0%. non-gendered professional, academic, religious, military or nobility title: 8.9%. ms: 5.6%. questioning or unknown: 4.3%. miss: 3.7%. a title not listed here: 3.4%. m: 2.7%. i choose my title on the day depending on how i'm feeling, even for long-term things like bank accounts: 2.1%. gendered professional, academic, religious, military or nobility title: 0.9%. [blank]: 0.0%. Bar graph. Title: Checkbox pronouns. They - they/them/their/theirs/themself (for referring to an individual, e.g. "they are a writer"): 75.0%. He - he/him/his/his/himself: 40.6%. She - she/her/her/hers/herself: 34.1%. It - it/it/its/its/itself: 22.8%. Avoid pronouns / use name as pronoun: 14.4%. Any: 14.2%. A pronoun set not listed here: 9.0%. Xe - xe/xem/xyr/xyrs/xemself: 8.8%. Fae - fae/faer/faer/faers/faeself: 6.2%. Ze/zir - ze/zir/zir/zirs/zirself: 5.7%. Questioning or unknown: 5.0%. Elverson - ey/em/eir/eirs/emself: 4.4%. Spivak - e/em/eir/eirs/emself: 3.9%. Star – star/star/stars/stars/starself: 3.5%. Thon – thon/thon/thons/thons/thonself: 2.0%. Bar graph. Title: Title (without name) popularity. Title, percentage of all participants choosing that title. No title at all: 66.9%. Friend: 35.9%. Sir: 32.4%. Comrade: 23.5%. Mx: 18.1%. Miss: 15.0%. Ma'am: 12.5%. Questioning or unknown: 10.5%. Bar graph. Title: Identity words (2025). nonbinary: 61.7%. queer (in relation to gender): 56.1%. trans: 46.5%. transgender: 41.1%. a person / human / [my name] / "I'm just me": 39.7%. gender non-conforming: 36.0%. genderqueer: 34.6%. enby: 30.1%. transmasculine: 27.7%. genderfluid/fluid gender: 24.4%. agender: 24.3%. fag: 19.6%. dyke: 14.2%. questioning or unknown: 12.1%. transfeminine: 11.7%. tranny: 11.3%. autigender: 5.5%. none / I do not describe myself: 4.5%. cisgender: 3.6%. binary: 1.6%.
September 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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There's about 12 hours left to participate in the Gender Census survey!

survey.gendercensus.com

If you've been trying to work out if the gender binary applies to you since the survey opened, this survey is *definitely* for you!

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender #survey #pride #GSM
Gender Census 2025 closes at 11:59pm tonight! (UK time) survey.gendercensus.com. Illustration shows a Mars box and a Venus box, tumbling and upside down. A QR code is falling out of one box.
August 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Just quickly dropping in to mention that I have an online shop, which has trans-themed zines, LGBTQ+ handwarmers, and the beginnings of a range of pride flag fidgets:

shop.gendercensus.com

#trans #LGBTQ #pride #fidgets
Screenshot of shop.
August 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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There are only 2 days left to do this year's Gender Census survey:

survey.gendercensus.com

If your gender is neither here nor there, give it a look. It takes most people 5-6 minutes and isn't intrusive. There have now been over 42,000 responses!

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender #survey #pride #GSM
Graph showing participation in 2023, 2024 and 2025. All lines rise sharply at the beginning and then the slope flattens a bit more after the first week and towards the end. The 2023 line ends at about 40,000. the 2024 line is much higher, ending at 48,000. 2025 is almost but not quite complete, and the line is a little higher than 2023 but a lot lower than 2024.
August 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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The 2025 Gender Census survey closes in 3 days, and there are over 41,000 responses.

survey.gendercensus.com

It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
August 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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6 days to go, and we just reached 40,000 responses! 🎉🫣

If your gender is a quantum superposition, please consider filling in our annual survey. It takes 5-6 minutes, and just asks for all your gender words like pronouns and whatnot.

survey.gendercensus.com

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender #survey
Text: 40,000! The 2025 Gender Census survey is now open! survey.gendercensus.com Closes 30th Aug! Background: Many colourful decorated boxes with Mars and Venus symbols on them, tumbling chaotically. Graph. Title: Day by day comparison of participation 2023-2025. The lines for the 3 years have a similar curve shape, but 2023 is lower, ending at about 40,000, and 2024 is higher, ending at about 48,000. The 2025 line is about 80% complete, and it's a little higher than the 2023 curve.
August 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open. We have less than 700 responses to go until we hit 40,000, and 7 days left.

survey.gendercensus.com

It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary, and it takes ~5 mins.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
August 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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COOL NUMBER REPORT: 38,000 participants! ✨ We're still getting ~500 per day.

9 days remaining. Did you put your gender on top of your car to get your keys out and then forget and accidentally drive off? THIS SURVEY IS FOR YOU!

survey.gendercensus.com

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender #pride #survey
Screenshot of survey stats behind the scenes. Completed: 38,000. I have added many silly excited lines and stars for a celebratory effect.
August 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The survey has reached 35,000 participants! 🤩

Does your gender laugh in the face of the binary? Our survey takes 5-6 minutes:

survey.gendercensus.com

Our goal is to reach many different kinds of people. Can you send the survey link to someone else?

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender #pride
Text: 35,000! The 2025 Gender Census survey is now open. survey.gendercensus.com closes 30th Aug! Background: Many colourful tumbling boxes with Mars and Venus symbols on them.
August 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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It's 5am in the UK, which is the quietest hour of our gender survey. Hello, distant timezones!

survey.gendercensus.com

This is for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

#LGBT
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
August 16, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Day 16, exactly halfway through - and less than 100 responses until we get to 34,000!

If your gender(s) or lack thereof don't conform to the more restrictive interpretations of the gender binary, please do participate:

survey.gendercensus.com

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Accidentally caught the survey response count at a cool number!!! YEAH

PS: If your gender makes the rules, please do the survey - takes about 5 minutes.

survey.gendercensus.com

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender
Screenshot of survey response count showing 33,333 - and I have added silly comic book action lines to draw attention to the number and make it look way more exciting than it actually is.
August 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Are you gender Teflon? Do you hoard genders like a squirrel?

If so, do this survey: survey.gendercensus.com

We're about 60 responses short of 32,000.

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #gender
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
August 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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We reached 29,000 responses! 🎉🚀

If you'd like to chuck the gender binary into the sea, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com The survey closes on 30th August.
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
August 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Well done and thank you to Tumblr for making a cat on this "participants per hour" graph for me to wake up to today: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

PS: Over 27,000 participants so far this year! If the gender binary doesn't know what to do with you, please click here: survey.gendercensus.com
A graph where Tumblr contributed lots of survey responses and it has made a cat shape with two pointy ears. I have drawn on cat eyes, nose, mouth, whiskers and tail.
August 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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There's a new graph on the public participation spreadsheet.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I was curious to see if my instinct was correct that the survey is representing more age groups better over time.

PS: survey.gendercensus.com if you've got an interesting gender situation going on.
Graph showing that 16-20 year olds and 21-25 year olds are most of the survey respondents since 2020, but over time 11-15 and 16-20 year olds are reducing by percentage, and 26+ age groups are increasing. No change in the 21-25 group.
August 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Some participants were saying in the feedback box that they were finding the family terms questions confusing, so I've added some explanatory paragraphs and some diagrams. Now people are saying in the feedback box that the diagrams were really helpful!

Mission: ACCOMPLISHED.
Family-tree style diagram. Family-tree style diagram.
July 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!

survey.gendercensus.com

It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I've also got a public spreadsheet where you can see some statistics as they're coming in: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Bar graph of participants' birth months, split by northern/southern hemisphere. The vast majority of responses are from the northern hemisphere. November is inexplicably popular. Line graph of responses per hour. A small peak in the first couple of hours, and then a day of low rumblings, gradually increasing to a bigger peak earlier this afternoon, and then a BIG jump this evening.
March 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The report for the 2024 Gender Census survey results is now available:

www.gendercensus.com/results/2024...

There were over 48,000 responses.

You can read a summary of the main three questions here:

www.gendercensus.com/results/2024...

#trans #nonbinary #pronouns #gender #transgender
Graph title: Identity words (2024) Bar graph. nonbinary: 60.4%. queer (in relation to gender): 53.6%. trans: 44.7%. a person / human / [my name] / "I'm just me": 39.1%. transgender: 38.8%. gender non-conforming: 34.9%. genderqueer: 32.6%. enby: 29.4%. transmasculine: 26.4%. genderfluid/fluid gender: 24.7%. agender: 23.1%. fag: 17.1%. questioning or unknown: 13.9%. transfeminine: 11.9%. butch: 9.8%. demigirl: 7.1%. demiboy: 6.0%. bigender: 5.7%. none / I do not describe myself: 4.6%. cisgender: 3.5%. Graph title: 2024's top ten identity words, 2015-2024. Nonbinary hovers between 60% and 70% throughout. Queer rockets to second place at between 40% and 50% in 2019, with a gradual upward trend since then. A whole tangled mess of lines between 20% and 40%, for words like trans, gender non-conforming, genderqueer, enby, etc. Graph title: Checkbox pronouns. They - they/them/their/theirs/themself (for referring to an individual, e.g. "they are a writer"): 75.5%. He - he/him/his/his/himself: 42.0%. She - she/her/her/hers/herself: 36.0%. It - it/it/its/its/itself: 20.3%. Any: 14.9%. Avoid pronouns / use name as pronoun: 13.9%. Xe - xe/xem/xyr/xyrs/xemself: 8.8%. A pronoun set not listed here: 7.8%. Fae - fae/faer/faer/faers/faeself: 6.2%. Questioning or unknown: 5.4%. Ze/zir - ze/zir/zir/zirs/zirself: 5.0%. Elverson - ey/em/eir/eirs/emself: 4.3%. Ae - ae/aer/aer/aers/aerself: 3.8%. Spivak - e/em/eir/eirs/emself: 3.6%. Ze/hir - ze/hir/hir/hirs/hirself: 3.2%. Graph title: Popularity of titles over time. "No title at all" starts high at around 50% in 2015, dips to just over 30% in 2016, and then gradually climbs to just over 40% in 2024. Mx starts high at just over 30% but still lower than no title, then Mx and no title are level for 3 years, and then they begin to diverge with Mx gradually dropping to just under 20% in 2024. All other titles such as Mr, Ms, Miss, etc. hover at or below the 10% line throughout.
September 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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I have a proper Gender Census online shop now!

shop.gendercensus.com

So far it only has two #zines in it, but still, I'm chuffed - this will be better than PayPal sell-on-social links!

Big thank you to Andréa and Avery for their advice, patience, and sometimes just straight-up doing-it-for-me. 💜
Photo of zine. Title: Letters to Our Parents. Subtitle: A zine for coming out as trans. Photo of zine. Title: What are your pronouns? Subtitle: A very specific guide to talking about trans people with confidence and respect. Contents page: “What do you mean by ‘pronouns’?” Established pronouns Pronouns are a closed class Fun facts about pronouns and language What do pronouns mean? What about trans people? Singular “they” How to use singular “they” about a nonbinary person How to mess up Can I ask about pronouns? Neopronouns Thon Xe Special mention: It When someone tells you they use neopronouns Back cover: This guide contains everything you need to know to get a handle on pronouns, including: The five familiar forms of he/him and she/her Singular “they” What pronouns mean What neopronouns are and how to use them What to do if you slip up Cassian Lodge (they/them) is nonbinary and lives in Wales. They run the annual Gender Census survey, gathering information about the language preferences of tens of thousands of participants each year. More info: gendercensus.com
June 20, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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Officially, there are 3 days left on the 11th annual international Gender Census 2024. In reality, I'm pretty busy this week so it'll probably stay open a few days longer.

survey.gendercensus.com

There have been over 47,000 responses so far.

#gender #survey #LGBT #LGBTQ
Title: Gender Census 2024. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Two boxes, one green malachite with a Venus symbol on it, one pink rhodochrosite with a Mars symbol on it.
June 10, 2024 at 7:09 PM
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We just topped 44,700 participants, which means we've broken the all-time record that was set in 2021! :O

You can see some participation statistics here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

You can take part here: survey.gendercensus.com
Graph showing much higher participation in 2024 compared to 2022 and 2023. Title: Gender Census 2024. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Decorative illustration: Two boxes, one green malachite with a Venus symbol on it, one pink rhodochrosite with a Mars symbol on it.
June 1, 2024 at 10:08 AM
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Here's some comparisons of Twitter, Tumblr, Bluesky and Mastodon/the Fediverse that I just threw together.

TL;DR: Tumblr performs best, and Twitter does very badly despite the age of account and the follower count. Mastodon easily beats Twitter in every way.
May 30, 2024 at 5:24 AM
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I have a new zine for sale!

It's a beginner-to-advanced guide to pronouns for allies, with an informative and nerdy tone. 36 sides, A5, 100% recycled paper, handstitch-bound.

1 copy, UK second class, £5.85: py.pl/9YaUf

1 copy, outside UK, £7.20: py.pl/rpIaM

More copies: [email protected]
Photo of zine. Title: What are your pronouns? Subtitle: A very specific guide to talking about trans people with confidence and respect. Contents page: “What do you mean by ‘pronouns’?” Established pronouns Pronouns are a closed class Fun facts about pronouns and language What do pronouns mean? What about trans people? Singular “they” How to use singular “they” about a nonbinary person How to mess up Can I ask about pronouns? Neopronouns Thon Xe Special mention: It When someone tells you they use neopronouns Back cover: This guide contains everything you need to know to get a handle on pronouns, including: The five familiar forms of he/him and she/her Singular “they” What pronouns mean What neopronouns are and how to use them What to do if you slip up Cassian Lodge (they/them) is nonbinary and lives in Wales. They run the annual Gender Census survey, gathering information about the language preferences of tens of thousands of participants each year. Photo of zine. Title: What are your pronouns? Subtitle: A very specific guide to talking about trans people with confidence and respect. Photo of zine contents page: “What do you mean by ‘pronouns’?” Established pronouns Pronouns are a closed class Fun facts about pronouns and language What do pronouns mean? What about trans people? Singular “they” How to use singular “they” about a nonbinary person How to mess up Can I ask about pronouns? Neopronouns Thon Xe Special mention: It When someone tells you they use neopronouns Photo of zine back cover: This guide contains everything you need to know to get a handle on pronouns, including: The five familiar forms of he/him and she/her Singular “they” What pronouns mean What neopronouns are and how to use them What to do if you slip up Cassian Lodge (they/them) is nonbinary and lives in Wales. They run the annual Gender Census survey, gathering information about the language preferences of tens of thousands of participants each year. For more information, visit gendercensus.com.
May 26, 2024 at 11:47 AM