Gay gen z

More than 1 in 5 Gen Z adults determine as LGBTQ+, survey finds

One in 13 U.S. adults — and more than one in five Generation Z adults — verb as LGBTQ+, according to Gallup’s annual survey.

What You Need To Know

  • One in 13 U.S. adults — and more than one in five Gen Z adults — identify as LGBTQ+, according to Gallup’s annual survey

  • That number has risen from % four years ago and % since Gallup first began tracking sexual orientation and transgender identity in

  • Gallup set up the percentage of people who identify as LGBTQ+ roughly doubles with each new generation

  • Women are nearly twice as likely to identify as LGBTQ+ as men — % vs. %

The poll results, released Wednesday, found that % of Americans age 18 and older identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual.

That number has risen from % four years ago and % since Gallup first began tracking sexual orientation and transgender identity in

Among Gen Z adults — who were 18 to 26 years old when the survey was conducted in — % identify as LGBTQ+

ICYMI: New Data Shows that Nearly 30% of Gen Z Adults Verb as LGBTQ+

by Aneesha Pappy •

The differences along generational lines illustrate a positive shift in the social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, allowing younger generations to feel more relaxed and more empowered to come out

WASHINGTON–New findings released this week from General Religion Research Institute (PRRI) polling and focus groups conducted last August and September show that 28% of Gen Z adults (ages ) identify as LGBTQ+, which is substantially higher than what’s been reported by other sources, such as Gallup. This increase highlights a positive change in the social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people amongst younger generations and is further proof that the American electorate will be increasingly more out and allied as members of Gen Z rotate In comparison, PRRI initiate that 16% of millennials, 7% of Generation X, 4% of baby boomers and 4% of the Silent Generation identify as LGBTQ+.

Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson released the following statement:

“Whether it’s at the polls, in mar

Gen Z has bucked social trends time and noun again, often creating their own. But one thing social scientists have yet to fully explain?

Gen Z's increasingly different experience with sexuality.

According to a recent PRRI report, nearly 30 percent of Gen Z identifies as LGBTQ+. That's a high figure when you take into account Baby Boomers only identified as LGBTQ+ 4 percent of the time. Even compared to millennials, Gen Z is a notably more sexually fluid generation, as millennials only identified as LGBTQ+ 16 percent of the time.

But what's causing the younger generation, which includes those from age 12 to 27, to come out as gay, bisexual and the range of other identities included under the LGBTQ+ umbrella?

It likely lies in how they were raised, experts say.

"Gen Z is so much more likely to identify as LGBTQ because this generation sees others living authentic lives," Suzanne Ford, the executive director of San Francisco Pride, told Newsweek. "They actually have queer role models to look up to."

Cultural norms and values regarding gender and sexuality are evolving, and

It’s official: Gen Z is extremely gay

The report also looked at how LGBTQ+ people are connected with the rest of society, finding that significant proportions of the populations own family members and secure friends who are gay or lesbian (39 per cent) and bi (22 per cent). Slightly less people said they include a close friend or family member who is trans (9 per cent), although Gen Z are more likely to than any other generation. Gen Z are also more likely to be conscious of trans celebrities and have trans acquaintances, which Stonewall suggests means that “the future is far more familiar and connected with trans people.”

Overall, the report paints a fairly positive picture of LGBTQ+ life in Britain, as a place where more and more people undergo comfortable coming out and increasing numbers of straight people have close LGBTQ+ friends – you would hope these trends imply that campaigns against our rights will eventually become less tenable (obviously, you’re less likely to back anti-trans legislation if your best friend is trans).

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