New data show higher percentag of lbian, gay and bisexual inti.
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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5% intify as gay, 11. 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.
IS A LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL INTY MORE COMMON TODAY?
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.
THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
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?
10 COUNTRI WH THE BIGGT GAY POPULATNS THE WORLD
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.