Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on !
Contents:
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- YET ANOTHER STUDY CONFIRMS GAY LIFE EXPECTANCY 20 YEARS SHORTER
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
* average lifetime gay *
Increasg numbers of populatn-based surveys the Uned Stat and across the world clu qutns that allow for an timate of the size of the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) populatn.
5% of adults the Uned Stat intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual and an timated 0. 7% who intify as lbian or gay).
YET ANOTHER STUDY CONFIRMS GAY LIFE EXPECTANCY 20 YEARS SHORTER
Over the past few months we have learnt of a number of reports regardg a paper we published the Internatnal Journal of Epimlogy on the gay and bisexu * average lifetime gay *
Conversely, gay men prise substantially more than half of gay and bisexual men seven of the ne surveys.
Unrstandg the size of the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) populatn is a cril first step to rmg a host of public policy and rearch topics. In measurg sexual orientatn, lbian, gay, and bisexual dividuals may be intified strictly based on their self-inty or may be possible to nsir same-sex sexual behavr or sexual attractn.
How many adults are lbian, gay, or bisexual?
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Fdgs shown Figure 1 nsir timat of the percentage of adults who self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual across ne surveys nducted wh the past seven years. While the surveys show a fairly wi variatn the overall percentage of adults who intify as LGB, the proportn who intify as lbian/gay vers bisexual is somewhat more nsistent (see Figure 2).
In six of the surveys, lbian- and gay-intified dividuals outnumbered bisexuals. In most s, the surveys were roughly 60% lbian/gay vers 40% bisexual. The UK Integrated Hoehold Survey found the proportn to be two-thirds lbian/gay vers one-third bisexual.