Every year at Pride we have a marble poll (a whole bunch of mason jars with questions and options that Pride goers can drop marbles into to express their thoughts and opinions on issues, how they identify, and other questions. Below are the results of this year. Enjoy!

 

1. Have you ever been harassed, discriminated against, bullied, or assaulted because you are LGBTQ+?

Yes, more than three years ago — 283

Yes, recently — 198

I have not — 345

 

2. Did you report that crime to the Anti-Violence Program at OutFront Minnesota?

Not yet, I will report that today — 39

Yes — 48

I didn't know I could report this to OutFront Minnesota — 390

 

3. How do you identify? (Choose as many as you like)

Lesbian — 165

Gay — 209

Bisexual — 199

Pansexual — 94

Queer — 183

Intersex — 7

Trans — 64

Genderqueer — 47

Gender Nonconforming — 57

Two-spirit — 24

Gender Fluid — 86

Straight — 289

Cisgender — 103

Asexual — 43

It’s not listed here — 47

 

4. Are you a registered voter?

Yes — 697

No — 194

 

5. Who are you voting for in the presidential election?

Donald Trump — 0

Hillary Clinton — 504

Bernie Sanders — 503

Jill Stein — 53

6. Which causes matter most to you?

Trans health care — 320

Anti-trans bathroom bills — 304

LGBTQ-inclusive sex ed — 406

Police brutality — 458

Immigration reform — 424

Economic inequality — 398

Gun control — 461

Environmental justice — 374

Racial Justice — 178

7. Who is your favorite rebel?

Marsha P. Johnson — 39

Sylvia Rivera — 51

Martin Luther King Jr. — 426

Harvey Milk — 271

Chelsea Manning — 26

Che Guevara — 59

Assata Shakur — 45

 

8. Who is your favorite rock and roll icon?

Prince — 693

David Bowie — 184

Freddie Mercury — 250

Joan Jett — 113

Jimi Hendrix — 140

Pat Benatar — 65

 

9. What is/was your favorite TV show with LGBTQ themes?

"Orange is the New Black” — 380

“The Fosters” — 119

“Looking” — 23

“The L Word” — 96

“Queer As Folk” — 71

“Will and Grace” — 156

“Ellen” — 272

 

10. What is the 2016 pop song of the summer?

“Can’t Stop the Feeling” - Justin Timberlake — 104

“Work” - Rihanna — 190

“Just Like Fire” - P!nk — 109

“Sorry” - Beyonce — 184

“Work From Home” - Fifth Harmony — 122

“Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” Adele — 110

 

11. Who is your favorite contemporary LGBTQ+ icon?

Laverne Cox — 285

Ellen Page — 195

Neil Patrick Harris — 268

George Takei — 234

Aydian Dowling — 39

Janet Mock — 48