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Contents:
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- IS A LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL INTY MORE COMMON TODAY?
- THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
- 10 COUNTRI WH THE BIGGT GAY POPULATNS THE WORLD
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
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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.
IS A LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL INTY MORE COMMON TODAY?
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.
THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
How many adults are lbian, gay, or bisexual?
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.
10 COUNTRI WH THE BIGGT GAY POPULATNS THE WORLD
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. 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.