1/10 people are gay

According to Gallup polls % of adult Americans identifies as LGBT (so the whole thing, not just gay) I'm spitballing here, but I think out of every 10 people, 1 is gay and 4 are bisexual. Probably more nowadays.

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The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has continued to rise, hitting an all-time high of %, up from % in. A new Gallup poll out Thursday found that the number of Americans who self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or as other than heterosexual has skyrocketed in the almost 15 years. Respondents were asked if they considered themselves straight or heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, and could choose more than one 1/10 people are gay or volunteer another.

Nearly one in 10 Americans now identify as LGBTQ+, according to Gallup — almost double the percentage recorded just four years ago. In% percent of U.S. adults identified as LGBTQ+ on the Gallup survey, and today, % of adults in the U.S. identify as part of the community. Only two countries surveyed both years showed an increase of 4 percentage points or more: France and Peru.

IE 11 is not supported. Obviously social acceptance has changed over time, as well as 1/10 people are gay and education on LGBTQ identity and existence, which might decrease social taboos keeping older generations from disclosing. Whether someone went to college didn't seem to have much effect. Julie Moreau. Last year, 14, American adults were randomly sampled. Two to one. More on this story.

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He died aged 59 in of an Aids-related illness in California. Because all fetuses start out female, he says, the hormonal process of turning a fetus male is more complex — the same reason men suffer from more developmental disorders. But like Kinsey, Gates found the numbers were sharply divided by gender. Photograph: Christopher Ison.

Even if the genetic causes of gayness are the same between men and women, Rahman says, the different hormonal cocktails that produce male and female fetuses may cascade in different directions. While gay men, at 1. Because, if we consider possible transient same-sex behaviour, his rather wild stat-in-the-dark begins to look rather reasonable.

The future demography of gay and lesbian-bisexual 1/10 peoples are gay will likely hinge on how warm a welcome these new generations of women receive in traditional gay and lesbian communities. In terms of gender identity, 0. The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media. If the demographers are correct, then gay and lesbian communities should be awash in female bisexuals — nearly as numerous as gay men.

The numbers for each area turn out to be very different. Each successive older generation has lower rates, with While female bisexuals seemed ubiquitous, things looked grim for the existence of male bisexuals. So is this evidence of bias in the Natsal participants or a sign of reluctance to open up in a general household survey that is largely concerned with mundane matters such as shopping habits?

Though no one can say for certain why so many Americans, especially younger Americans, now consider themselves something other than 1/10 people are gay, experts suggest several trends are in play. Nearly 1 in 10 adults across 30 countries identify as LGBTQ, according to a new global surveybut that number tells only part of the story.

The Canadian Community Health Survey shows a similar pattern. And it is clear that there is a lot of experimental activity — roughly, for each woman who has had a recent same-sex partner there are two more of the same age who have had some same-sex contact in their lives, but no partner in the past five years. Profile My News Sign Out. Latest Stories U.