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The percentage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults in the U.S. continues to increase, reaching an all-time high of 7.6% in 2023, according to a new Gallup report. Broken down by gender, the survey of 12,000 people 18 and older across the country found that women were nearly twice as likely as men to identify as
identification report in a way that breaks down each generation by gender. Looking at all generations, 8.5% of women and 4.7% of men identified as . However, in the two oldest generations — baby boomers and the Silent Generation — it is reversed. The group most likely to identify as . Bisexuals made up the highest percentage of
community is bisexual, and that’s definitely something we see among the younger generations,” Jones said. Jones also noted that the survey allows respondents to write in their identities if they are not among the provided options, and he said more people are writing in “pansexual” and “asexual,” though they are still a small proportion of respondents — 3% of
+,” says the report, which was published Wednesday. “More than one in five Gen Z adults, ranging in age from 18 to 26 in 2023, identify as
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