Are there more gay men than gay women
LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to %
Story Highlights
- LGBT identification up from % in
- One in five Gen Z adults spot as LGBT
- Bisexual identification is most common
Learn more in Gallup’s LGBTQ+ update.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as lesbian, gay, pansexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has increased to a new steep of %, which is double the percentage from , when Gallup first measured it.
Gallup asks Americans whether they personally distinguish as straight or heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender as part of the demographic information it collects on all U.S. telephone surveys. Respondents can also volunteer any other sexual orientation or gender identity they prefer. In addition to the % of U.S. adults who consider themselves to be an LGBT identity, % say they are unbent or heterosexual, and % do not offer an opinion. The results are based on aggregated statistics, encompassing interviews with more than 12, U.S. adults.
Line graph. Americans' Self-Identification as Lesbian, Gay,
ONS survey: More gay men in UK than lgbtq+ women
Twice as many UK men described themselves as gay compared with women in , according to the Office for National Statistics.
A total of % of men said they were gay while % of women defined themselves as gay or lesbian.
Those aged were most likely to identify themselves as gay or lesbian (%), compared with % of over 65s.
Overall % of people said they were gay, lesbian or bisexual.
The ONS said London had the highest proportion of adults who said they were gay, lesbian or bisexual and the East of England reported the lowest.
Richard Lane, spokesman for lesbian, gay and bi-curious charity Stonewall, said the accurate number of same-sex attracted people was likely to be higher because some people felt uncomfortable discussing sexual orientation - but the situation was changing.
"People are happier now in being who they are, which is incredibly positive," he said.
"The visibility and representation of gay people across society is much higher now. We would anticipate that results in people being more open."
More than one in five UK
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at %
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Diverse identification in the U.S. continues to grow, with % of U.S. adults now identifying as lesbian, gay, pansexual, transgender, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual. The current figure is up from % four years ago and % in , Gallup’s first year of measuring sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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These results are based on aggregated facts from Gallup telephone surveys, encompassing interviews with more than 12, Americans aged 18 and older. In each survey, Gallup asks respondents whether they name as heterosexual, sapphic, gay, bisexual, gender nonconforming or something else. Overall, % utter they are direct or heterosexual, % identify with one or more Gay groups, and % decline to respond.
Bisexual adults make up the largest proportion of the Queer population -- % of U.S. adults and % of LGBTQ+ adults speak they are pansexual. Gay and female homosexual are the next-most-common identities, each showing slightly over 1% of U.S. adults and roughly one in six Gay adults. Sligh
Adult LGBT Population in the Joined States
This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. adult population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS data for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of statistics provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level.
Combining BRFSS statistics, we estimate that % of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost million (13,,) LGBT adults in the U.S.
Regions and States
LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (%) of LGBT people in the U.S. inhabit in the Midwest (%) and South (%), including million in the Midwest and million in the South. About one-quarter (%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately million people. Less than one in five (%) LGBT adults live in the Northeast ( million).
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