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A survey of more than 22 million dating profile photos from 13 different countries, including 1.9 million from Australia, has given some interesting insights into of LBGTI Australians.

, a website which compares and reviews dating websites and apps, the data was collected by an artificial intelligence algorithm which scanned photos for features and characteristics such as hair colour and facial expressions.

God knows what the AI was scanning when it got to …

The review found that overall 11.4% of men and 17.9% of women are looking for same-sex partners, while gay men make up 13.7% of the profiles in Australia alone (the study doesn鈥檛 mention whether it takes into account multiple profiles across different platforms).

Apparently the top ten most popular features in the profile photos of women looking for women were showing tongue, , costumes, lingerie, purple, freckles, pink, red hair, and 鈥済oth subculture鈥�, whatever that means.

While for men looking for other men it was shopping, , superheroes, facial hair, toplessness, laying in bed, smiling, sportswear, ballet, and chest hair.

Lesbian women tend to show piercings and tattoos more frequently than straight women, whereas gay men are more 鈥渓ightly dressed鈥� and smile more often than their straight counterparts.

And it turns out that true gay and lesbian solidarity is poking out your tongue, which they both do more than everyone else.

A whopping 75% of come from lesbian women and 60% of photos featuring kettlebells are posted by gay men, while men searching for male partners are responsible for more than 30% of photos featuring kangaroos.

One of the most odd pieces of data the survey flagged about Australian gay men is that they provided 0% of the 鈥渓eopard-themed鈥� photos on dating profiles, which the report fails to give any further information about.

Does it mean photos of people wearing leopard print clothing or actual leopards? Both?

Regardless, it probably doesn鈥檛 impress much at all.