Put it another way, not to cause an argument, purely as a point of discussion:
'Has there ever been a "standard" relationship in QC apart from Faye and Angus?'
This would ignore Marten and Dora which fizzled, and Sven of course. More accurately, a relationship that was "standard" or "cis" that was a main story-strand?
Its kinda the point of the comic, no? That people with varying ideas/guidelines/backgrounds hook up and bounce off each other?
To vaygr: I don't give a hoot if the relationships in the comic are gay, straight, or non-existant. I don't read for those. I read for the story, and to kill some time; vicarious love stories ain't much for me.
To Case: you say 6.5% of non-heterosexual people is 1/15, and thats true. And thats a LOT of people you know!
Other studies show:
<3.3% NZ
<6% Norway
<4% Spain
In the UK:
2015 / 88.7% exclusively heterosexual! (leaving 12.3%
2017 / 7% homosexual PLUS 5% bisexual
2017 / 81% exclusively heterosexual (leaving 19% no joke 1/5)
Actual figure is maybe even higher than you say.
I know at least 100 people and not a single gay person. Well, I know two gay guys, through two different social circles, who I only knew through friends 20 years ago!
So yeah I would say the proportions in the comic are too high. In RL, too low, compared to these surveys.