In his 1948 book, Sexual Behavr the Human Male, Aled Ksey shocked the world by announcg that 10% of the male populatn is gay. A 1993 Jan Report timated that ne percent of men and five percent of women had more than "ocsnal" homosexual relatnships. To some people, homosexualy is a matter of perceptn and fn. Furthermore, many people have trouble admtg their homosexualy to themselv, much ls to a rearcher. But when Gallup asked Amerins for their bt timate of the Amerin gay and lbian populatn, the rults ma all the figur mentned look nservative.
Contents:
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
- AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN
- HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
- THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
- WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY?
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY [UPDATED MAY 2023]
Gallup timat that 7.2% of the U.S. adult populatn is lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. * of the gay population *
LGBT stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr.
AMERINS STILL GREATLY OVERTIMATE U.S. GAY POPULATN
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. * of the gay 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.
Have legalized gay marriage.
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.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR?
Disver all facts and statistics on Homosexualy (gays and lbians) the U.S. on ! * of the gay population *
Other stat wh LGBTQ+ protectns, such as Massachetts and Colorado, also have higher timated populatns of gay, lbian, bisexual, and otherwise non-heterosexual dividuals. San Francis and Santa Rosa are nsired the gayt ci the U. Adults intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or somethg other than straight or heterosexual.
Explore Gallup qutns and trends about gay and lbian rights on Gallup's Topics A-Z page.
THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
6% of Amerins are gay or lbian.
Women, young adults have the hight timatns of gay populatn. 6%) are gay or lbian. Gay populatn, rerdg siar average timat of 24.
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATN IS GAY?
Amerins' Estimatns of the Percentage of Gay People the U.
Jt your bt gus, what percent of Amerins today would you say are gay or lbian? Amerins' timate of the proportn of gay people the U.
5% of Amerins are LGBT, based on rponnts' self-intifitn as beg lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr. In 2002, Gallup asked Amerins to timate the proportn of men and women who are gay or lbian, rpectively.