Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on !
Contents:
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- IS A LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL INTY MORE COMMON TODAY?
- LBIANS MORE ACCEPTED THAN GAY MEN AROUND THE WORLD, STUDY FDS
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
New data show higher percentag of lbian, gay and bisexual inti. * are there more gay men than lesbians *
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.
IS A LBIAN, GAY OR BISEXUAL INTY MORE COMMON TODAY?
The study explored attus toward nonheterosexual men and women 23 untri and found "gay men are disliked more than lbian[s]" every untry. * are there more gay men than lesbians *
5% of adults the Uned Stat intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual and an timated 0. 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.
LBIANS MORE ACCEPTED THAN GAY MEN AROUND THE WORLD, STUDY FDS
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. 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.