Amerins Still Greatly Overtimate U.S. Gay Populatn

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• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
• AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN
• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY?
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WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]

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.

AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN

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?

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.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY?

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. The Natnal Survey of Fay Growth found rults that were sentially the oppose of the UK survey wh only 38% intifyg as lbian or gay pared to 62% intifyg as bisexual. The Natnal Survey of Sexual Health and Behavr and the Atralian Longudal Study of Health and Relatnships both found a majory of rponnts (55% and 59%, rpectively) intifyg as bisexual.The surveys show even greater nsistency differenc between men and women associated wh lbian/gay vers bisexual inty.

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Wh the surveys, a larger actn of adults report same-sex attractns and behavrs than self-intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual (see Figure 4). How many lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people are there the Uned Stat? Separate averag are lculated for lbian and bisexual women along wh gay and bisexual men.

It should be noted that some transgenr dividuals may intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual. This is spl nearly evenly between lbian/gay and bisexual intified dividuals, 1.7% and 1.8%, rpectively.

Adults intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or somethg other than straight or heterosexual.