Fran Polito/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A new Gallup poll has found that the number of Americans who identify as something other than heterosexual has doubled in
Fran Polito/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A new Gallup poll has found that the number of Americans who identify as something other than heterosexual has doubled in the last decade. Currently, 7.1% of Americans consider themselves to have an LGBT identity, according to the study, which was based on aggregated 2021 data and included interviews with more than 12,000 U.S. adults. That figure is more than double from 3.5% in 2012. Of the adults surveyed, 86.3% said they are straight or heterosexual, and 6.6% offered no opinion. Gallup's latest estimate finds 7.1% of U.S. adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual. https://t.co/N38yNRE0eb pic.twitter.com/uPzBdJYK2a GallupNews (@GallupNews) February 17, 2022 The study also revealed that while LGBT identification has been stable in older generations, it has risen significantly in younger generations. Over 20% of Gen Z adults those born between 1997 and 1999 identify as LGBT, followed by
Fran Polito/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A new Gallup poll has found that the number of Americans who identify as something other than heterosexual has doubled in
(NEW YORK) A new Gallup poll has found that the number of Americans who identify as something other than heterosexual has doubled in the last decade. Current