What percent males are gay

The percent of U. It asked more than 12, U. It found that younger U. As the youngest Americans slowly outnumber and replace the oldest, Gallup predicts the number of LGBTQ-identifying adults will only increase — and likely at a much faster rate than past generations. The poll found that the percent of Generation X, baby boomers and traditionalists who identify as queer has remained relatively the same over the years.

But the poll noted that the percentage of Generation Z adults who are queer has almost doubled since — jumping from The rise shows that younger Gen Zers, who have turned 18 sinceare more likely than older Gen Zers to identify as queer. Over one-fifth of LGBTQ respondents, or 21 percent, are gay, 14 percent are lesbian, 10 percent are transgender and 4 percent identify as something else.

Overall, 4 percent of U. Heterosexuals comprised Generation Z adults are the most likely to identify as bisexual, at 15 percent overall, compared to 6 percent of millennials and less than 2 percent of Generation X, baby boomers and traditionalists.

Is 10% of the population really gay?

Gallup notes that the proportion of Gen Z Americans who identify as LGBTQ is increasing at a faster pace than previous generations, and that they are growing up at a time when 70 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage rights, and a majority also support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

But that support varies when broken down further. At the same time, 62 percent of Americans say trans athletes should only be allowed to play on sports teams that correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth, while 34 percent say they should be able to play on teams that match their gender identity, the survey found.

At the time, Mara Keisling, former executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, attributed that contrast at least in part to the wave of legislation in states seeking to bar trans students from competing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity.

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