The most likely reason is that Wikipedia attracts intelligence, and intelligent people are much more likely to be willing to consider other possibilities and head down roads that unintelligent people might not.
If I weren't intelligent, I probably would've ignored the fact that I am attracted to other men, or said "I'm attracted to other men, but I'm straight".
Intelligence isn't really the only factor though. A very intelligent person from a lower socioeconomic class is less likely to be "out", and a Dutch man is more likely to be "out" than a Korean man, who is in turn more likely to be "out" than a Bhutanese man.
Mark
On 04/06/05, David 'DJ' Hedley spyders@btinternet.com wrote:
Jimmy Wales (jwales@wikia.com) [050605 07:15]:
It is my estimate based on attending technology conventions and Wikimedia meetups that Wikipedia is less male dominated than free software and tech generally, but still male dominated to an unfortunate extent.
As far as we can tell discussing the topic on #wikipedia, Wikipedia is run by a homosexual conspiracy. And the ones that aren't are transgender. IT'S THE WIKIPEDIANS! THEY'RE IN IT WITH THE MARTIANS!
- d.
Indeed, the amount of openly LGBT Wikipedians is interestingly high. I don't know why Wikipedia is so appealing to homosexual contributors, but it appears to be that it is.
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