— gallup finds 9.3% of u.s Adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than straight or heterosexual The percentage has more than doubled since gallup first measured lgbtq+ identification in 2012. [20][21] the 2014 general social survey, conducted by the australian bureau of statistics, estimated that over half a million people, or 3% of the adult population, identified as gay, lesbian, or 'other' Unfortunately, lgbtq+ people face discrimination, inequality, and violence worldwide The percentage of americans who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer was relatively low and inching up slowly year over year
Recently, the pace has sped up In 2024, nearly one in ten (9.3 percent) americans identify as lgbtq. The percentage of young people identifying as lgbtq+ has increased over the past two years from an average of 18.8% in 2020 through 2022 to an average of 22.7%, according to the poll.
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