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Contents:
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
- STRONG MUNY BELONGG MORAT POOR MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL DIVIDUALS LIVG CANADA: AN TERSECTNAL ANALYSIS OF A NATNAL POPULATN-BASED SURVEY
- A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
- HOMOSEXUALY AS POPULATN CONTROL? WHY GAYS & LBIANS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE BALANCE OF NATURE.
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS
- AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR AGG
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
Gallup fds 5.6% of U.S. adults intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, wh the majory of them sayg they are bisexual. * gay and lesbian population *
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.
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. 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.
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).
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal. * gay and lesbian population *
In six of the surveys, lbian- and gay-intified dividuals outnumbered bisexuals.
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.
STRONG MUNY BELONGG MORAT POOR MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL DIVIDUALS LIVG CANADA: AN TERSECTNAL ANALYSIS OF A NATNAL POPULATN-BASED SURVEY
* gay and lesbian population *
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).
A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
Wtern regns top the list, perhaps the most tailed analysis yet of the mography of gay and lbian Ameri. * gay and lesbian population *
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.
HOMOSEXUALY AS POPULATN CONTROL? WHY GAYS & LBIANS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE BALANCE OF NATURE.
Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. * gay and lesbian population *
The variants are more clive of all dividuals who are non-heterosexual and non-cisgenr stead of exclively applyg to people who are lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
U.S. adults timate that nearly one four Amerins (23.6%) are gay or lbian. Gallup has prevly found that Amerins have greatly overtimated the U.S. gay populatn. * gay and lesbian population *
For example, one set of qutns may seek self-reported data on same-sex sexual experienc, while another set may seek data surroundg personal intifitn as lbian, gay, or bisexual. Other stat wh LGBTQ+ protectns, such as Massachetts and Colorado, also have higher timated populatns of gay, lbian, bisexual, and otherwise non-heterosexual dividuals.
Adults intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, acrdg to a HRC analysis of ernment data. S., reprentg 4 percent of the LGBTQ+ populatn, while gay and lbian adults reprent 3 percent of the populatn. Intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, acrdg to a new analysis of ernment data, reprentg nearly 8 percent of the natn’s total adult populatn.
THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS
3 ln people England and Wal intify as lbian, gay or bisexual, cens data has revealed for the first people aged 16 and over, more than 1.
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AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN
Smaller surveys have dited that ls than 2% of the populatn of England and Wal currently intify as lbian or gay. 0%) chose not to disclose their genr who did answer were able to select om optns cludg heterosexual, gay, lbian and bisexual.
However, prev surveys found 16-24-year-olds are more likely to intify as lbian, gay or bisexual, and recent years there has been a small gradual cle the number of people intifyg as exclively straight.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR AGG
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.