Stranger's Sex Survey 2023: Genders, Politics, and Perversions Covered in This Year's Dirtiest Answers

Stratum’s 2023 Sex Survey:

Taken by 4,600 Stranger readers, this year’s survey’s 65 questions helped us shed some light on the sexually charged lives of Seattleites. Among the things we learned, respondents were most likely to be between 26 and 45 years old, identify as gay or bisexual, and be gender nonconforming (read: not a cis man or woman). Most people who took the survey identified as bisexual (20%), and of those who didn’t identify as straight, more identified as queer (33% of lesbians, 28% of nonbinary people, and 11% of cis men) than as gay (18% of bisexuals, 8% of gay men, and 5% of lesbians).

This year’s respondents were also more likely to identify as transgender or nonbinary than last year, and more likely to identify as bisexual than in 2022. We saw a decline in the number of people who identified as lesbian, and an increase in the number of people who identified as pansexual, polysexual, or omnisexual. We also learned that bisexuals are more likely to be women (59%) than men (41%).

In terms of sexual orientation, the results were mixed. While over 90% of gay men identified as exclusively gay, only 66% of lesbians identified as exclusively lesbian. Among queer respondents, 47% identified as exclusively queer, while 53% identified as queerly bisexual.

In addition to identifying as bisexual, over 20% of respondents identified as monogamish, while 14% identified as non-monogamous, 3% as polyamorous, and 8% as open to all relationship types. A majority of respondents, 44%, were looking for a committed relationship.

In terms of relationship status, 70% of respondents were married or in a relationship, while 30% were single and looking. Among those who were single and looking, more were looking for a monogamous relationship (44%) than a non-monogamous one (8%) or an open relationship (3%).

In terms of age, younger respondents were more likely to identify as nonbinary, with 18% of respondents aged 18-25 identifying as such, compared to 10% of those aged 26-35. The survey also found that younger respondents were more likely to identify as bisexual, with 36% of those aged 18-25 identifying as such, compared to 31% of those aged 26-27.

In terms of relationship status, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to be single, with 32% of those aged 18-25 and 33% of those aged 26-27 saying they were single. In comparison, only 26% of those aged 46-55 and 22% of those aged 56-65 said they were single.

In terms of sex, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to have had fewer sexual partners, with 32% of those aged 18-25 and 33% of those aged 26-27 saying they had had fewer than 10 sexual partners. In comparison, only 22% of those aged 46-55 and 18% of those aged 56-65 said they had had fewer than 10 sexual partners.

In terms of orgasm, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to have had an orgasm, with 67% of those aged 18-25 and 65% of those aged 26-27 saying they had had an orgasm. In comparison, only 57% of those aged 46-55 and 54% of those aged 56-65 said they had had an orgasm.

In terms of masturbation, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to have done it, with 61% of those aged 18-25 and 58% of those aged 26-27 saying they had done it. In comparison, only 47% of those aged 46-55 and 46% of those aged 56-65 said they had done it.

In terms of fantasy, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to have had a fantasy, with 68% of those aged 18-25 and 67% of those aged 26-27 saying they had had one. In comparison, only 47% of those aged 46-55 and 44% of those aged 56-65 said they had had one.

In terms of sexual props, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to have used one, with 64% of those aged 18-25 and 63% of those aged 26-27 saying they had used one. In comparison, only 44% of those aged 46-55 and 40% of those aged 56-65 said they had used one.

In terms of sex work, the survey found that younger respondents were more likely to