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How Many Americans Are Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual? (Answer: Not that many)
New York Times ^ | July 21, 2014 | JAN HOFFMAN

Posted on 07/22/2014 12:42:47 PM PDT by jalisco555

As it has for decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week released its annual National Health Interview Survey on the health of Americans. But this year, there was a difference: For the first time, the respondents were asked about their sexual orientation.

Of 34,557 adults ages 18 and older, the survey reported, 1.6 percent said they were gay or lesbian. Some critics say the numbers are low, but they fall in the range of other surveys. In the new survey, however, only 0.7 percent of respondents described themselves as bisexual; other studies have reported higher numbers.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaynewsrooms; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; lavendermafia; lgbt; pinkjournalism; pravdamedia
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Pretty amazing this saw the light of day in the NY Times. If you read the Times on a regular basis you'd assume the number was around 50%. Bolding mine, BTW.
1 posted on 07/22/2014 12:42:47 PM PDT by jalisco555
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To: jalisco555

I think it’s 12 % that are black, but not according to commercials.


2 posted on 07/22/2014 12:44:55 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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1.6 percent said they were gay or lesbian

Bet a dollar to a donut that 1.3 percent of those only THINK they are gay and/or lesbian because it's "the next big thing" right now and they love the celebrity status it brings. Everybody wants to be a "victim" these days.

3 posted on 07/22/2014 12:46:17 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (America is not a refugee camp! It is my home!!!)
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Then there's this from the CDC:

Queers: "We are the 2.3%".     07/15/2014 192kb.pdf

4 posted on 07/22/2014 12:46:29 PM PDT by upchuck (It's a shame nobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he do)
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Then why the hell are they do dammed effective in causing so many of us so much damn grief!

Just like other minorities.... a fraction of the population and a majority of the crime, trouble and expense.

The world is log normal and follows the 80/20 rule.


5 posted on 07/22/2014 12:55:33 PM PDT by Sequoyah101
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The lefties don’t care about gay people - they care about destroying Christianity.


6 posted on 07/22/2014 12:57:06 PM PDT by Fido969 (What's sad is most)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I’m a lesbian trapped in a man’s body. Does that count?


7 posted on 07/22/2014 12:57:13 PM PDT by henkster (Do I really need a sarc tag?)
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To: jalisco555

TV shows and movies have them totally over-represented


8 posted on 07/22/2014 12:57:47 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: jalisco555

A higher percentage of Americans are felons than are homosexual.


9 posted on 07/22/2014 12:58:49 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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Then why do the rest of us (98.4% normal ones), have to Kowtow to them on everything?


10 posted on 07/22/2014 1:00:06 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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This is ridiculous. What makes anyone believe that someone who IS gay or lesbian would answer truthfully?

Still, I suspect compared to the overall population, the numbers are miniscule. They just congregate in certain areas where a) they can get media access and/or b) they happen to find others like them. (NYC, SF, Provincetown)


11 posted on 07/22/2014 1:00:45 PM PDT by TangledUpInBlue (I have no home. I'm the wind.)
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They congregate in jobs where they recruit children


12 posted on 07/22/2014 1:02:03 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: jalisco555

The only reason the Times is reporting this is try to convince more people to go queer.

They’re appalled that people aren’t jumping in, so they’re trying to “stop the hate”.

Not admitting that it’s a tiny minority of psychologically damaged people.


13 posted on 07/22/2014 1:02:45 PM PDT by Regulator
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Pretty amazing this saw the light of day in the NY Times. If you read the Times on a regular basis you'd assume the number was around 50%.

It probably is, at the New York Times.

14 posted on 07/22/2014 1:03:27 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (ObamaCare IS Medicaid: They'll pull a sheet over your head and send you the bill.)
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How Many Americans Are Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual?

Define American


15 posted on 07/22/2014 1:03:29 PM PDT by South40 (Hillary Clinton was a "great secretary of state". - Texas Governor Rick Perry)
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From the interview:

“In the Gallup data I’ve worked with, if you’re under 30, 6 percent identify as L.G.B.T. If you’re older, it’s closer to 3 percent. But it’s not that proportionally there are more L.G.B.T. people among the young, but that young people are more likely to disclose.”

It's also well-known, but not disclosed here, that many young women self-identify as a lesbian or bisexual at some time between ages 18 and 30 but then eventually marry and have children with a male spouse.

16 posted on 07/22/2014 1:04:47 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: Beowulf9

And they are the ones that are heavily represented with HIV/AIDs.


17 posted on 07/22/2014 1:06:19 PM PDT by lulu16 (May the Good Lord take a liking to you!)
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> They congregate in jobs where they recruit children

Scout leaders particularly...


18 posted on 07/22/2014 1:07:24 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: jalisco555

Every sit-com and drama on TV now has at least one gay character.
If space aliens were to suddenly pick up our TV signals they’d think we’re all gay.................


19 posted on 07/22/2014 1:07:36 PM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: GeronL

Especially ABC....................


20 posted on 07/22/2014 1:08:17 PM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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