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About half of LGBTQ Americans (49%) say they are part of an online community, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults from the Pew-Knight Initiative . This drops to 35% among those who are not LGBTQ.

LGBTQ Americans stand out for being part of online communities

% of U.S. adults who say they are part of online communities

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