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

Contents:

• HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
• GROWG UP GAY
• GAY RIGHTS
• 10 MT-READ BOOKS FOR GAY MEN SEEKG GROWTH, HEALG, AND AN PE OM THE STGGLE MDSET

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

(TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Imag)The global ph for gay rights around the world has been a long, slow stggle – some Middle Eastern and Ain untri, for example, same-sex acts today n brg the ath penalty. The study fds public opn around the world on the acceptance of gay rights is still divid by untry, regn and enomic velopment, spe substantial change laws and norms surroundg issu such as same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBTQ muni around the Photos You Should See - June 2020Pew released s survey June, celebrated as Pri Month many untri. Pew first began ternatnal pollg on the acceptance of gay rights 2002, and 2013 is the last year the anizatn nducted s study.

As 2013, the data released today reflect public acceptance of gay rights is shaped by the untry where people live. "Generally, more ted, younger and ls relig rponnts voiced greater acceptance of homosexualy than those who are ls ted, olr or more relig, " Pohter said an 's study found substantial chang public opn. In the Uned Stat, for example, 72% today say homosexualy should be accepted, a sharp crease om 46% 1994 and 51% 2002, Pohter other untri showg major creas public acceptance of homosexualy sce 2002:.

GROWG UP GAY

Courty of Pew Rearch CenterIn both Japan and Mexi, jt over half said they accepted homosexualy; 2002; nearly 7 10 rponnts today's study now India, where today a mory (37%) today say they accept homosexualy, that level of approval is a 22-pot crease.

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

1994 and expand globally rearchers acknowledge the word "homosexualy" n today be nsired archaic but say the word is the most applible and translatable when askg the qutn across societi and languag, and has been ed other cross-natnal rearch, cludg the World Valu 's study also found that people wealthier and more veloped enomi are more acceptg than untri that are ls wealthy and veloped.

GAY RIGHTS

"Country wealth, measured by GDP per pa, is a still a drivg force for attus towards acceptance of homosexualy society, wh people wealthier untri exprsg more acceptance than those ls veloped enomi, " Pohter the ConversatnSee CommentsTags: LGBT rights, civil rights, human rights, women's rights, Uned Stat, India, South Ai, South Korea, Japan, Mexi, Kenya, Bt Countri, The Racial Divi. 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.

10 MT-READ BOOKS FOR GAY MEN SEEKG GROWTH, HEALG, AND AN PE OM THE STGGLE MDSET

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).

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.