Taken om the Camp Climate for Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, and Transgenr People, 2003 The Policy Instute of the Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force...
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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR AGG
For lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people, realizg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and sharg that rmatn wh fay * lgbt coming out statistics *
For lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people, realizg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and sharg that rmatn wh fay and iends is often a gradual procs that n unfold over a seri of years.
Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on ! * lgbt coming out statistics *
Lbians and gay men are more likely than bisexuals to have told at least one close iend about their sexual orientatn (96% of gay men and 94% of lbians, pared wh 79% of bisexuals). And they are much more likely to say that most of the people who are important to them know about this aspect of their life: 77% of gay men and 71% of lbians say all or most people know, pared wh 28% of bisexuals.
The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal. * lgbt coming out statistics *
Among all LGBT adults, those wh a llege gree are more likely than those who have not graduated om llege to say all or most of the important people their life know they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (64% vs.
Lbian, gay and bisexual survey rponnts were asked how old they were when they first felt they might be somethg other than straight or heterosexual. The vast majory of lbians, gay men and bisexuals say they were their teens or younger when they first started to feel they might not be straight. Gay men are the least likely to report first havg the feelgs their twenti or beyond: 3% say they were 20 or olr, pared wh 14% of lbians and 15% of bisexuals.
15 Among LGBT adults who say they know for sure that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (92%), 17 is the median age at which they say they knew.
Gallup fds 5.6% of U.S. adults intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, wh the majory of them sayg they are bisexual. * lgbt coming out statistics *
One--five say they knew for sure they were lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr when they were their twenti, and 8% say wasn’t until they were 30 or olr. The next step the procs for many people is tellg a close iend or fay member that you are or might be lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr.
Among gay men and lbians unr age 30, 24% say they first told a iend or fay member that they were gay or lbian before the age of 15.
Fully two-thirds of gay men and lbians unr age 30 say they shared their sexual orientatn wh a iend or fay member before they were 20 years old. The age gaps may be related to the fact that younger adults who may not yet intify themselv as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (but may the future) would not qualify to be clud the survey.
An overwhelmg share of Ameri’s lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr adults (92%) say society has bee more acceptg of them the past * lgbt coming out statistics *
As the public has bee more acceptg of the LGBT populatn, may be that gay men and lbians feel more fortable sharg their sexual orientatn at an earlier age. An important tone for many lbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgenr people is tellg their parents about their sexual orientatn or genr inty. Overall, LGBT adults are much more likely to have told a close iend that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr than they are to have told one of their parents.
Bisexuals are much more likely than gay men and lbians to say their sexual orientatn never me up wh their parents or that raisg the subject was not important to them. Among those who have not told their mothers, 34% of bisexuals and 16% of gay men and lbians gave this type of explanatn when asked why they hadn’t told her. One--five gay men and lbians who have not told their mother about their sexual orientatn say they never told her bee she already knew or someone else told her.
Among LGB adults who have not told their father about their sexual orientatn, 13% of gay men say this is bee he already knew, as well as 17% of lbians and 5% of bisexuals. For LGBT adults who have not told their father that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, about one--ten (12%) say they didn’t tell him bee they do not have a close relatnship wh him.
An extensive list of APA and other rourc to support the agg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny. * lgbt coming out statistics *
Gay men and lbians are more likely than bisexuals to say tellg their mother about their sexual orientatn was a difficult thg (64% of gay men and 65% of lbians say was difficult, vs. Lbians are twice as likely as gay men to say tellg their mother about their sexual orientatn hurt their relatnship (23% of lbians say the relatnship grew weaker, pared wh 12% of gay men).