In U.S., Estimate of LGBT Population Rises to 4.5%

Gallup ^ | May 22nd 2018 | Frank Newport

[Ennis85]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) increased to 4.5% in 2017, up from 4.1% in 2016 and 3.5% in 2012 when Gallup began tracking the measure. The latest estimate is based on over 340,000 interviews conducted as part of Gallup's daily tracking in 2017.

Gallup's LGBT estimates are based on those respondents who say "yes" when asked, "Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?" Extrapolation to the latest census estimate of adults 18 and older in the U.S. suggests that more than 11 million adults identify as LGBT in the country today.

The expansion in the number of Americans who identify as LGBT is driven primarily by the cohort of millennials, defined as those born between 1980 and 1999. The percentage of millennials who identify as LGBT expanded from 7.3% to 8.1% from 2016 to 2017, and is up from 5.8% in 2012. By contrast, the LGBT percentage in Generation X (those born from 1965 to 1979) was up only .2% from 2016 to 2017. There was no change last year in LGBT percentage among baby boomers (born 1946 through 1964) and traditionalists (born prior to 1946).

LGBT identification is lower as age increases, although there is a particularly large jump between millennials and those in the next oldest generation, defined as Generation X.

The roughly one-percentage-point increase (0.8 points) in LGBT identification among millennials from 2016 to 2017 is the biggest year-to-year increase among any age group since tracking began in 2012. In contrast, the percentage of traditionalists and baby boomers who identify as LGBT has declined slightly since 2012, while the LGBT percentage among Generation X is up slightly.

Gender Gap in LGBT Identification Expands

Women continue to be more likely to identify as LGBT

[DoughtyOne]

Isn’t that the truth. Seriously...

[EEGator]

[PapaBear3625]

Women continue to be more likely to identify as LGBT

For whatever reason, there are a lot of women who are bisexual, or who have at least tried it. I've known several girls who, while primarily in heterosexual relationships or married, have occasionally had sex with other women.

It's likely that the survey will count anyone who has ever done same-sex as at least "bi".

[a fool in paradise]

Still not 10% as they bragged for decades
Still not 20% as represented in the national news rooms
Still not 25% as represented in fictional entertainment

[mylife]

Bull farking crap.

[gibsonguy]

Bs snowflakes responding how they think they SHOULD. Now we have the idiot Pope actively promoting it. Human reproduction is basic human role, l guess the “Pope” missed that one.

[a fool in paradise]

Because Hollywood is homos and oh that casting couch

[eddie willers]

If you watch TV, you’d think it was 50%.

[caltaxed]

LGBTQ are now considered "protected class" in some circumstances and confirmation is not easily achievable.

The numbers are most likely inflated by individuals looking for protected class benefits.

[adorno]

"Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?"

I'd bet that a great number of those surveyed responded in a politically correct manner, especially liberals who wanted to help out their "biggest" constituency".

I'd also bet that if a similar question was posed on whether one identifies as black or Hispanic, that we'd get a number higher than what statistics say now.

[GnuThere]

Exactly my thought. As 2 examples, Food Network and HGTV can't have any show any more that's not skewed this way.
For example, they pretend Sunny Anderson should be on the same footing as an actual restaurateur/chef like Geoffrey Zakarian.

[mylife]

It is indoctrination.

School system in TX was recently busted for forbidding the kids to take their “Health” text books home, because the propaganda alarmed Mom and Dad.

Jeez I thought “the new math” sucked LOL

[Gay State Conservative]

I’ll bet that it’s closer to 50% than the customary 2%.Otherwise all the talk about them could be considered frivolous and pointless.

[Trump20162020]

4.5% for gay, bisexual and transgender combined? I thought homosexuals made up 10% alone? Isn't that the claim they always make?

[editor-surveyor]

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Fake estimates by fake “authorities.”
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[dead]

And every single one of them has a television show.

[Secret Agent Man]

I don’t trust that stat.

[EEGator]

You forgot peg legged and mildly autistic.

[sailor76]

1% were born that way and the rest got sucked into it.

[Preachin']

Liars