danaeris | Jan. 7th, 2006

So, I did this poll asking women with PCOS about their sexuality and gender. It got some results I find interesting.

Only three women on my friend's list responded, so I doubt my friends list skewed things. LJ may be more likely to be host to queer, kinky alternachicks, but I'm not convinced that even that can account for these numbers. I think there's SOMETHING going on here, but how big an effect it is could not be told without a real, scientific study.

When asked if they had a somewhat male personality, respondents said:
Yes 53 68.8%
No 24 31.2%

When asked to select all of the following which were true for them, respondents selected:
Sex Drive 42 55.3%
Bi/pansexual 38 50.0%
Gay 8 10.5%
Kink 39 51.3%
Slut 20 26.3%
One of above 14 18.4%
None 14 18.4%

The sex drive is tough, because women are told that they are supposed to have low sex drives, and that may just be a myth of femininity. So, women who are just slightly above average may think they have an abnormally high sex drive.

But, 60% of these women are either bi or gay.
50% are kinky.

I have trouble believing that if I did a survey of a generic LJ community, I would get similar statistics from the women.

Pretty impressive numbers! Here's hoping someone goes forth to study this at some point in the future...

In vaguely related news, my ovaries have been increasingly painful. I'm starting to get concerned... stretching or bending over at an angle can be painful, and just sitting or semi-sitting in bed I still feel some pressure on them. January 23 is very close and very far away.

Also, as of this morning, I had lost more than 1.5 lbs since returning from the holidays. Take that, holiday weight gain!

In completely unrelated news, there have been more complicated shakeups in my life that are so very much in flux that I'm going to wait until they settle before I bother posting about them. Yegads!

I'm looking for a housemate to form a poly, queer-friendly household. I have an apartment in mind near Jarvis and Dundas; the building is already home to one other poly 'households.'

However, I'm on a tight deadline; I have to make up my mind sometime this week whether I'm taking the two bedroom in question, or going with another option available to me for which I do not need to find a housemate. So, if you're interested, email my username at livejournal dot com with your phone number and why we're a good match personality wise, and I'll get back to you.

You:
You are sex positive.
You are one or more of: poly, lbgt, kinky, geeky, pagan
To clarify, geeks LARP or play tabletop roleplaying games with dice, or attend science fiction and fantasy conventions, or are involved in a scientific or technological profession. It's a thriving subculture, and surfing the web a lot does not qualify you as a geek.

The housemate:
I have a steady day job that is relatively secure and pays adequately. I do freelance journalism focusing on science and technology in my spare time. I studied physics at MIT in Boston, lived in San Francisco for a few years, and then returned to Canada. I'm bisexual and polyamorous and at times kinky. Theoretically, I'm pagan. I'm a geek to the core, and regularly attend science fiction conventions. I read books and enjoy watching movies and recordings of some TV shows. Although I am crazy, I am perfectly capable of keeping the crazy to myself. I like to have friends over for dinner, to hang out, or to watch movies. I don't like loud parties because my goal is to talk to people, and I can't hear them if its loud. I run a weekly poly social and I'm volunteering to help with the 9th International Conference on Bisexuality which is in Toronto this year. I don't have sex with or date housemates. I eat meat, but you don't have to.

The household as envisioned:
We would have a house cleaning schedule and stick to it. We would label our foods and in the rare event where we gave into desperation and ate each other's food, we'd replace it promptly. We would treat each other with consideration and respect.

Ideally, we'd be friends, even good friends, but I also understand that things may not evolve that way.

Also, a clothing optional household would be cool, but is not necessary.

The building and apartment:
Details on the building:
-$1111 including utilities and cable, but not telephone, which comes to $555.50 each
-two bedrooms, one of which is smaller than the other (difference in rent could be negotiated for smaller room), a large kitchen and living room, an enclosed sunroom, and a small balcony
-rooftop garden, laundry, and activity room in building
-parking included
-cats are allowed (but I'm allergic to some cats so if you've got one I have to meet it first)
-one unit in the building is occupied by nifty geeky, kinky, poly folk; we can take the building over one unit at a time!

If you're interested, or know someone who is interested, please have them contact me. I had a fabulous friend I was looking with, but she has agreed to move in with an ill relative as caretaker, and so had to back out. Your move in would be March 1.

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