Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on !
Contents:
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
- THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
* lgbt percentage by state *
This map shows the timated percentage of each state's adult (ag 18+) populatn that intifi as lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr, based on a 2018 analysis of Gallup data by The Williams Instute.
2021, by ageShare of gay uple hoeholds the U. LGBT populatn 2023, by stat of transgenr exclns health suranceTransgenr suici rate the Uned Stat 2022, by sex assigned at birthThe most important statisticsNumber of untri that crimalize homosexualy 2022U. Moral views on gay or lbian relatns the Uned Stat 2001-2022.
THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS
The percentage of U.S. adults who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr has creased to 7.1%. This is driven by high LGBT self-intifitn, particularly as bisexual, among Generatn Z adults. * lgbt percentage by state *
Share of gay uple hoeholds the U. Number of untri that crimalize homosexualy 2022.
Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. * lgbt percentage by state *
The bevy of state laws ensurg that queer rints of California have accs to the same treatment as other people the state is, perhaps, one reason why the state remas a popular statn for gay upl. C., for example, has most of the same anti-discrimatn laws found natnal lear California, except for legislatn that exprsly prohibs anti-gay discrimatn jury selectn.
But, of urse, New York’s place the battle for acceptance of the LGBTQ+ muny go back much further, as the Stonewall Uprisg, one of the first major ton of the gay rights movement, began June 1969 New York Cy’s Greenwich Village.
Unlike the stat at the top of our list, many of those fallg to the bottom have actively hostile laws targetg members of the queer muny, and they often also have yet to pass laws banng thgs like anti-gay discrimatn or nversn therapy. While Tennsee don’t still crimalize sodomy like Mississippi do, has few laws that bar anti-gay discrimatn and actively bars municipali the state om puttg lol ordanc place to do so. The state lacks anti-discrimatn laws protectg queer dividuals most areas except for lleg and universi, and perms anti-gay discrimatn adoptn and foster placement.
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 percentage by state *
Like many others at the bottom of this list, Louisiana do not have laws barrg anti-gay discrimatn hog, employment, or tn, and the state allows relig exemptns to protect those wh anti-gay views. Louisiana state lawmakers sent addnal anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn to their ernor’s sk durg the first week of Pri Month 2023: a pyt of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, a ban on genr-affirmg re for mors, and guil for pronoun age schools. However, the state perms anti-gay discrimatn adoptn and foster placement and has laws agast sodomy and non-disclosure of HIV stat.
”The Twter acunt Gays Agast Groomers alerted s 343, 000 followers July 5 to a notable figure: “New data fds that there has been a 4000% spike stunts that intify as non-bary New Jersey. In December 2022, Rsia expand s existg “gay propaganda” law to exert ntrol over public discsns and narrativ surroundg non-heterosexual relatnships and inti. The “dramatic spike” has seen at least five murrs of LGBTQ people recent weeks, GLAAD wrote a statement about the killg of gay dancer O’Shae Sibley over the weekend a spected hate crime.
24-year-old Akira Ross, who was shot and killed at a Cedar Park, Texas, gas statn by a man who reportedly yelled a homophobic slur at her.