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To: Uncle Miltie

Q: Are there any statistics showing rates of participation in outdoor activities like hiking, biking, skiing, etc. by race and hetero- versus homo-sexual?

A: Via Grok (selected bits)

Participation rates (% of group that participates):
• Asian/Pacific Islander: Often highest (~58–59% in some years).
• White (non-Hispanic): ~56–57%.
• Hispanic: ~51–56% (strong growth in recent years).
• Black/African American: Lowest overall (~38–41%, though increasing; e.g., +5% in one recent year to 40.7%).

By Sexual Orientation (Heterosexual vs. LGBTQ+)
• LGBTQ+ individuals consistently show higher participation rates than heterosexual/cisgender adults. They are described as “the most active adult cohort.” 
• In recent reports (2022–2024): LGBTQ+ participation rate >60% (e.g., 61% in 2022), vs. lower for heterosexual cohorts (e.g., ~50–60% for cisgender males/females overall, with heterosexual women often lower).
• Bisexual individuals often highest (~65.6%).
• LGBTQ+ make up ~11–11.4% of the outdoor participant base (19–20+ million people), higher than their ~U.S. adult population share in some estimates. 
This holds across activities like hiking, camping, paddling, etc.

*****

So I was wrong about gays.


9 posted on 06/01/2026 6:35:36 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Here I am; send me!)
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To: Uncle Miltie

It’s all about who those with high income and with disposable income.


10 posted on 06/01/2026 6:38:26 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Uncle Miltie

Gays just want to live their lives. Not a life I would do more than tolerate, but just live them without being pulled into a pack of perverts.

It is the other letters in the LuggButt spectrum that cause allthe trouble and hurt.


18 posted on 06/02/2026 1:18:07 AM PDT by bobbo666
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