How Many People are Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr? - Williams Instute

Contents:

• HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
• WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
• THE ‘GLOBAL CLOSET’ IS HUGE—VAST MAJORY OF WORLD’S LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL POPULATN HI ORIENTATN, YSPH STUDY FDS
• HOW MANY GAY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN THE WORLD? LGBTQ REPRENTATN BREAKG THROUGH IN KIDS MOVI
• AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN

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

The worldwi LGBTQ populatn by untry reports timate that approximately eight percent of the world intifi as homosexual, bisexual, or pansexual. It is timated that the younger generatns are more likely to be open about their sexualy, wh Generatn Z beg the most likely to be openly gay, bisexual, or asexual or pansexual. Millennials are the next most likely to be openly gay, and Baby Boomers are the least likely to report or intify as openly gay.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]

5 percent of the populatn was heterosexual, while the remar of the populatn reported, intified as homosexual or asexual. More women than men reported as homosexual, while 19 percent of women reported as said they had at least one same-sex attractn their life. 1 percent of the populatn intified as gay, and the remar intified as heterosexual.

Of those that do intify as LGBTQ, over 50 percent of them are bisexual and 24 percent are gay, while 11 percent are lbian. Canada’s Gay Populatn.

In Canada, 1988, only one percent of the populatn would adm that they were gay. By 2012, five percent of the populatn were intifyg as gay, lbian, transgenr, or bisexual. The age group most likely to say they were gay or bisexual was the age group of 18-34.

THE ‘GLOBAL CLOSET’ IS HUGE—VAST MAJORY OF WORLD’S LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL POPULATN HI ORIENTATN, YSPH STUDY FDS

In 2016, a study or poll on women alone dited that eight percent were gay. Israel’s Higher Gay Populatn. Compared to many untri, cludg Canada, Israel has a higher than average gay populatn when parg LGBTQ populatn by untry.

The gay populatn Israel was approximately 11. Israel follows su wh other untri that are reportg or intifyg as gay.

HOW MANY GAY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN THE WORLD? LGBTQ REPRENTATN BREAKG THROUGH IN KIDS MOVI

The younger generatns are more likely to intify as gay or report as In many untri, admtg one's LGBTQ+ orientatn n put one's employment, acceptance by society, eligibily for certa social assistance programs, and even personal safety at risk.

Number of untri that crimalize homosexualy 2022. Comg out as gay, lbian, or bisexual of fay member or iends 2022, by untry. This analysis foc on whether people around the world thk that homosexualy should be accepted by society or not.

Homosexualy should be accepted by society OR Homosexualy should not be accepted by society.

AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN

The term “homosexualy, ” while sometim nsired anachronistic the current era, is the most applible and easily translatable term to e when askg this qutn across societi and languag and has been ed other cross-natnal studi, cludg the World Valu Survey. Dpe major chang laws and norms surroundg the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opn on the acceptance of homosexualy society remas sharply divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment. As was 2013, when the qutn was last asked, attus on the acceptance of homosexualy are shaped by the untry which people live.

Those Wtern Europe and the Ameris are generally more acceptg of homosexualy than are those Eastern Europe, Rsia, Ukrae, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Ai. In many natns, there has been an creasg acceptance of homosexualy, cludg the Uned Stat, where 72% say should be accepted, pared wh jt 49% as recently as 2007.

Many of the untri surveyed 2002 and 2019 have seen a double-dig crease acceptance of homosexualy.