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HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on ! * lgbt statistics 2016 *
In addn to beg able to intify whether they are lbian, gay, bisexual or straight, rponnts may also specifilly intify whether they are transgenr. You n select as many as apply: Straight or heterosexual; Lbian; Gay; Bisexual; Transgenr. In olr age groups, exprsed bisexual preference is not signifintly more mon than exprsed gay or lbian preference.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
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 statistics 2016 *
At a time when Amerins are creasgly supportive of equal rights for gay, lbian and transgenr people, a growg percentage of Amerins intify themselv as LGBT. The group llected data on 1, 036 cints of hate vlence om 12 lol NCAVP member anizatns 11 stat for s 20th annual report, "Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer and HIV-Affected Hate Vlence 2016.
It was never a guarantee their liv were are jt some of the crim mted agast LGBTQ people 2016:In April 2016, Steven Nelson, a whe cisgenr gay male, died a hospal after beg btally beaten by Kelly Schneir, a man he had arranged an onle enunter wh on the webse Schneir lured Nelson to an isolated area, then beat him wh steel-toed boots while g anti-gay slurs. 26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men experience rape, physil vlence, and/or stalkg by an timate partner, pared wh 29% of heterosexual men.
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 statistics 2016 *
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