One in six Gen Z adults considers themselves LGBT +
GAYLES.TV.- A survey of Gallup published this week finds that more adult Americans identify as LGBT +. This change could be driven in part by people of younger generations who are more likely to consider themselves something other than straight.
Latest results are based on more than 15.000 interviews conducted throughout 2020 with Americans 18 years of age or older. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Trans Identification Survey finds that 5.6% of American adults identify as LGBT +. The current estimate is higher than 4,5% in the previous update based on 2017 data.
The identity question asked in 2020 offers a higher level of detail than the question asked in previous years. Now, respondents indicate their precise sexual orientation, rather than simply answering "yes" or "no" to whether they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans.
Majority of bisexuals within the group
More than half of adults LGBT + (54,6%) identify as bisexual. About a quarter (24,5%) say they are gay, with 11,7% identifying as lesbian and 11,3% as transgender. An additional 3.3% voluntarily offer another non-heterosexual preference or term to describe their sexual orientation, such as queer or lover of the same gender.
Respondents can give multiple answers when describing their sexual identification; therefore, the totals exceed 100%. By re-basing these percentages to represent their share of the adult population of United States It is found that 3,1% of Americans identify as bisexual, 1,4% as gay, 0,7% as lesbian, and 0,6% as transgender.
Differences by gender or ideology
In addition to the marked generational differences, important gender differences are observed in sexual identity, as well as differences due to people's political ideology:
Women are more likely than men to identify as LGBT + (6,4% vs 4,9%, respectively).
Women are more likely to identify as bisexual: 4,3% do so, 1,3% identify as lesbian, and 1,3% identify as something else. Among men, 2,5% identify as gay, 1,8% as bisexual and 0,6% as something else.
13,0% of liberal politicians, 4,4% of moderate politicians, and 2,3% of conservatives say they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
The differences are somewhat less pronounced by party identification than by ideology, with 8,8% of Democrats, 6,5% of independents, and 1,7% of Republicans identifying as LGBT +.
«I think the findings show that visibility and acceptance, when combined, will break closet doors", He said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO of GLAAD, media organization and advocacy group LGBT +.
Sources: Gallup, The New York Times
Photographer: Gallup, The New York Times
