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Americans are identifying as LGBTQ more than ever, poll finds

Americans are identifying as LGBTQ more than ever, poll finds

Feb 24, 2021 1 min, 9 secs

An estimated 5.6 percent of Americans identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, according to a new Gallup report.

Of those surveyed who identified as LGBTQ, 54.6 percent identified as bisexual, 24.5 percent as gay, 11.7 percent as lesbians, 11.3 percent as transgender and 3.3 percent said they used another term to describe their identity (i.e. queer or same-gender loving).

Younger Americans are increasingly likely to consider themselves part of the LGBTQ community: Nearly 16 percent of Generation Z, those 18 to 23 in 2020, consider themselves something other than heterosexual.

Of the Generation Z adults who identify as LGBTQ, nearly two-thirds said they were bisexual, equal to about 11.5 percent of total Gen Z respondents.

The Gallup poll on sexual orientation and gender identity provides more detail than past polls, which only asked respondents to answer "yes" or "no" on whether they identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

However, the 1.1-percentage-point increase in those who identify as LGBTQ — a jump of nearly 25 percent since 2017 — is in line with trends from previous years.

population identifies as bisexual, compared to 1.4 percent who say they are gay, 0.7 percent lesbian, 0.6 percent transgender, and 0.2 percent other

Women are 30 percent more likely than men to identify as LGBTQ (6.4 percent to 4.9 percent), and over 70 percent are more likely to say they are bisexual (4.3 percent to 2.5 percent)

Roughly 13 percent of political liberals, 4.4 percent of moderates and 2.3 percent of conservatives say they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer

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