Host Michel Mart and Judy Bradford of the Center for Populatn Rearch LGBT Health discs the Instute Of Medice's report fdgs, as well as the LGBT muny's most prevalent health issu. Demographer Gary Gat also jos the nversatn. He is bunkg famo sex rearcher Aled Ksey's claim that 10% of mal the U.S. are gay. He talks about this percentage, the real number of Ameri's LGBT people, and challeng to gatherg accurate data.
Contents:
- ARE MORY MEN MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY? WHY?
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- PERCENTAGE OF GAY UPLE HOEHOLDS U.S. 2021, BY RACE OF HOEHOLR
- HIV AND AIN AMERIN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
ARE MORY MEN MORE LIKELY TO BE GAY? WHY?
Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on ! * what percentage of black people are gay *
However, overall, Black LGB and transgenr adults reported ncealg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and experiencg ternalized homophobia or transphobia to some gree. The view that sexual inty may change might be ed to support therapy geared towards "nvertg" homosexuals to heterosexuals, an approach which was outlawed recently California (for mors), legislatn that is likely to spread.
Belief that "homosexualy is a psychologil or moral choice, " PT blogger Michael LaSala dit, is wrong and reprehensible. So rults of new rearch on orientatn self-intifitn — “the largt sgle study of the distributn of the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) populatn the U. On rerd, ” which Gallup asked more than 120, 000 Amerins if they personally intified as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr — reviewed the New York Tim by opn lumnist Charl Blow, are bafflg.
For example, Hispanics and Ain-Amerins have been far more opposed to gay marriage than wh are. It shows that the gay and lbian muny is more diverse than many believe, and shows that many young men of lor feel empowered to intify as they feel most fortable. Blow asks, "Could be that some men of lor have ls at stake fancially that uld be jeopardized by intifyg as gay than their whe unterparts?
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
* what percentage of black people are gay *
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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. 5% of adults the Uned Stat intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual and an timated 0.
PERCENTAGE OF GAY UPLE HOEHOLDS U.S. 2021, BY RACE OF HOEHOLR
Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. * what percentage of black people are gay *
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.
HIV AND AIN AMERIN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
In 2021, about 70 percent of male-male upl the Uned Stat were whe, pared to 6.6 percent of gay upl who were Black or Ain Amerin. * what percentage of black 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.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
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).
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 surveys show even greater nsistency differenc between men and women associated wh lbian/gay vers bisexual inty.