Is 10% of the populatn really gay? | Sexualy | The Guardian

Contents:

• IS 10% OF THE POPULATN REALLY GAY?
• NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN, OR BISEXUAL THE UK 2014-2020
• HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
• MORE BRONS THAN EVER BEFORE INTIFY AS LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL

IS 10% OF THE POPULATN REALLY GAY?

The data will meet the needs for better qualy rmatn on the LGB+ populatn (“gay or lbian”, “bisexual” or “other sexual orientatn”) for monorg and supportg anti-discrimatn duti unr the Equaly Act qutn was voluntary and was only asked of people aged 16 years and over. 6% Wal) English regn wh the hight proportn of people who intified wh a LGB+ orientatn (“gay or lbian”, “bisexual”, or “other sexual orientatn”) was London (4. LGB+An abbreviatn ed to refer to people who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, and other mory sexual orientatns (for example, asexual) orientatnSexual orientatn is an umbrella term verg sexual inty, attractn, and behavur.

1% of the UK populatn aged 16 years and over intified as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) 2020, an crease om 2. Sexual inty may change over orientatn tegorised as "other"The "other" tegory ptur people who do not nsir themselv to f to the heterosexual or straight, bisexual, gay, or lbian tegori. 7% of the UK populatn aged 16 years and over intified as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) 2019, an crease om 2.

4 ln people aged 16 and over the UK intified as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) 2019 - a statistilly signifint crease om 1. Figure 1: Compared wh 2018, a lower proportn of people intified as heterosexual and a higher proportn intified as gay, lbian or bisexual 2019.

NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO INTIFY AS GAY, LBIAN, OR BISEXUAL THE UK 2014-2020

Download this chart Figure 1: Compared wh 2018, a lower proportn of people intified as heterosexual and a higher proportn intified as gay, lbian or bisexual 2019.

Figure 2: Men are more likely to intify as gay or lbian, while women are more likely to intify as bisexual.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?

Download this chart Figure 2: Men are more likely to intify as gay or lbian, while women are more likely to intify as bisexual.

Of all age groups, younger people (aged 16 to 24 years) were most likely to intify as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) 2019 (an timated 459, 000, or 6. People aged 16 to 24 years who intify as LGB ntue to be more likely to intify as bisexual than as lbian or gay. Figure 3: Younger people are more likely to intify as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) than olr age groupsLbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) populatn by age and sex, UK, 2019 and UK populatn by age and sex, 2019.

MORE BRONS THAN EVER BEFORE INTIFY AS LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL

Between 2018 and 2019, the timated proportn of people who intified as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) creased for England (2. 9%) 4: In 2019, a lower proportn of people Northern Ireland intified as lbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) than other UK untri and a higher proportn did so London than other English regnsUK nstuent untri and English regns by lbian, gay or bisexual populatn, 2019.