Queer adults aren't just obsessed with astrology - they believe in it.

More than half of LGBTQ+ Americans (54 percent) consult astrology or horoscopes at least yearly, nearly double the 28 percent rate in the overall U.S. adult population. Thirty-three percent of LGBTQ+ adults consult tarot cards, roughly three times the 11 percent of U.S. adults overall. Younger adults and younger women show higher belief and engagement: about 43 percent of women ages 18–49 believe in astrology versus 27 percent of women 50 and older; 20 percent of men 18–49 and 16 percent of men 50 and older express belief. Among LGBTQ+ people, queer women consult astrology yearly more often than queer men (63 percent versus 40 percent). Twenty-one percent of LGBTQ+ adults rely at least a little on these practices when making major life decisions, a substantially larger share than in other demographic subgroups.

There's a reason you can't go to a gay bar without someone asking for your sign or why your lesbian friend keeps offering to give you a tarot card reading. Queer adults are more likely to consult astrology or horoscopes, and they're also more likely to believe in them. Over half of LGBTQ+ Americans (54 percent) consult astrology or horoscopes at least yearly, according to a May survey from the Pew Research Center.

Younger adults and younger women were also more likely to believe in astrology and to consult horoscopes. Approximately 43 percent of women ages 18 to 49 said they believe in astrology, compared to 27 percent of women ages 50 and older, 20 percent of men ages 18 to 49, and 16 percent of men ages 50 and older. This trend continued among LGBTQ+ people, considering queer women were more likely than queer men to consult astrology at least yearly (63 percent compared to 40 percent).

More than one in five LGBTQ+ adults (21 percent) said they rely "at least a little" on astrology, horoscopes, tarot cards, or fortune tellers when making major life decisions, which is "considerably larger than the share of any other demographic subgroup that says this," Pew's analysis notes. Only 1 percent of U.S. adults overall said they rely "a lot" on these practices for major life decisions, and just 5 percent say they rely "a little" on them.

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