Facebook: 70 Percent Of U.S. Users Have At Least One Gay, Lesbian, Or Bisexual Friend

A Facebook spokesman told The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog that approximately 70 percent of the social network’s users in the U.S. have at least one friend who has indicated on Facebook that they are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

A Facebook spokesman told The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire blog that approximately 70 percent of the social network’s users in the U.S. have at least one friend who has indicated on Facebook that they are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Washington Wire pointed out that Facebook had 195 million users in the U.S. and Canada combined as of March 31, noting that not all connections on the social network are with family members or close friends, and that not all Facebook users choose to reveal their sexual preferences.

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