FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Lesbians of London Speak!

Planet London launched the lesbian and bisexual women's social community survey on 1 December and we have received a staggering 494 responses so far. The survey is running until 29 February and we’re reaching for the stars and hoping to achieve over 600 by survey close.

Early findings tell us the main reason people go out to a particular venue, generally once or twice a week, is because that is where their friends are going and Soho and the West End remain the most popular hang outs.

The main factor, to over 45% of respondents, for choosing where they go out is who the event is aimed at. The venue (over 50%) and whether friends are going (over 35% crucial, over 40% of great importance). Facilities and cleanliness of toilets are not as important as music for most respondents.

Over 60% of respondents said personal safety at event was either crucial or of great importance.

Of the responses so far, a third of respondents are in their 30s, with other ages groups represented but we’ve had a low response from over 50s and from 18-21s.

The responses come from a good geographical spread around London (and further afield). There has been a fairly low response from people living in West London and the City.

Naomi Bennett, Co-Founder of Planet London said “We are really pleased with the responses so far, we have already learned a great deal about what lesbians want in terms of their social life. However we are keen to make sure the survey represents as many of the views as possible of the lesbians and bi women out there in London, who could number anything from 200,000 upwards.”

The findings are going to be used to inform venue managers and event organisers what women want, and help Planet London lobby for a social scene that meets the needs of everyone.

Notes to Editors
About the survey:
The Planet London lesbian and bisexual women’s social community survey closes on 29 February 2012, and it’s important to us that as many people as possible fill it in. The survey is available at http://bit.ly/ve26de

The survey is co-ordinated by Planet London; Headline Sponsors are G3 Magazine, Candy Bar, Go.Go Festival, Lounge, Elysion Events, Rumours and Exclusively Pride; Supporters are LLGS, Southbank Surfing, The Glass Bar, Beehayve and ELOP.

About Planet London:
Planet London is the ultimate guide to lesbian London, featuring an extensive events calendar. Planet London is a listings and lifestyle website that makes it easy for all lesbian, bisexual and queer women to find out and share what's on in London. You can visit the website here www.planet-london.com. Follow us on twitter @planetlondon

Related links:
Survey information: http://bit.ly/ve26de
Survey Co-ordinator, Planet London:  www.planet-london.com
Headline Sponsor, G3 Magazine: www.g3mag.co.uk
Headline Sponsor, Candy Bar: www.candybarsoho.com
Headline Sponsor, Go.Go Festival: www.gogofestival.com
Headline Sponsor, Lounge: www.lounge.uk.net
Headline Sponsor, Elysion Events: www.elysionevents.co.uk
Headline Sponsor, Rumours: www.girl-rumours.co.uk
Headline Sponsor, Exclusively Pride: www.exclusivelypride.net
Supporter, London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard: www.llgs.org.uk
Supporter, Southbank Surfing: www.southbanksurfing.com
Supporter, The Glass Bar: www.theglassbar.org.uk
Supporter, ELOP: www.elop.org
Supporter, Beehayve: www.facebook.com/groups/Beehayve

Further information
For more information or to request any images, please contact Naomi Bennett or Katie Hall on admin@planet-london.com or 07903 304304.

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