Who Should You Count—Anyone Wh A Drop Of Gayns?
Contents:
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- HOW MANY GAY MEN ARE THERE? FEWER THAN YOU MIGHT THK
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY?
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
* many gay males *
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).
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?
HOW MANY GAY MEN ARE THERE? FEWER THAN YOU MIGHT THK
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.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
The Natnal Survey of Fay Growth found rults that were sentially the oppose of the UK survey wh only 38% intifyg as lbian or gay pared to 62% intifyg as bisexual. The Natnal Survey of Sexual Health and Behavr and the Atralian Longudal Study of Health and Relatnships both found a majory of rponnts (55% and 59%, rpectively) intifyg as surveys show even greater nsistency differenc between men and women associated wh lbian/gay vers bisexual inty.
Wh the surveys, a larger actn of adults report same-sex attractns and behavrs than self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual (see Figure 4).
How many lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people are there the Uned Stat? Separate averag are lculated for lbian and bisexual women along wh gay and bisexual men.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY?
It should be noted that some transgenr dividuals may intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual.
This is spl nearly evenly between lbian/gay and bisexual intified dividuals, 1. Over half of Amerins believe that at least 25% of the men their untry are gay, though ’s not clear om the Gallup Poll if bisexual men are beg clud.
Young adults are pecially disposed to believe there are lots of gay men, wh timat averagg 30% of the male populatn. Here is one plitn: In recent rearch om my lab, among young men 32 years and unr, 60% of the gay-intified men elected not to choose a Ksey 6 (exclively gay) but a Ksey 5.