A new Gallup poll found that 5.6 percent of Amerins intify as gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr or queer.
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on ! * 1 out of how many people are gay *
Moral stance towards gay or lbian relatns the Uned Stat 2022. Moral views on gay or lbian relatns the Uned Stat 2001-2022. Victims of anti-homosexualy hate crim U.
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. An timated 3.5% of adults the Uned Stat intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual and an timated 0.3% of adults are transgenr. Among adults who intify as LGB, bisexuals prise a slight majory (1.8% pared to 1.7% who intify as lbian or gay).
Conversely, gay men prise substantially more than half of gay and bisexual men seven of the ne surveys. 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.
Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. * 1 out of how many people are gay *
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?
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).
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In six of the surveys, lbian- and gay-intified dividuals outnumbered bisexuals.