"For the second straight year, an estimated 9% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+, a sharp increase from 3.5% in 2012, the first year that Gallup measured sexual and gender identity. Between 2021 and 2023, the number of LGBTQ+ adults stood at around 7%. The rising total of queer-identifying Americans is largely due to young people: 23% of 18-29 year olds say they're LGBTQ+. That number drops to 10.4% among 30-49 year olds, and to 3.1% among 50-64 year olds."
"Parsing the numbers further, 16.1% of LGBTQ+ 18-29 year olds identify as bi. Overall, bi adults comprise for 58.6% of the LGBTQ+-identifying population. On Fox News, they couldn't handle it. Host Will Cain blamed the rise in bisexuality to "p*rn." For conservatives who dispute the notion that sexual orientation is biological, the age disparity in queer-identifying adults is easy fodder. They are posting their bigoted thoughts on social media, bemoaning that kids these days are surrounded by "rainbow vomit.""
An estimated 9% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012 when Gallup first measured sexual and gender identity. Between 2021 and 2023 the number of LGBTQ+ adults stood at around 7%. Young people account for much of the increase: 23% of 18–29 year olds say they are LGBTQ+, compared with 10.4% of 30–49 year olds, 3.1% of 50–64 year olds, and 2.3% of seniors. Bisexual adults make up 58.6% of the LGBTQ+-identifying population, with 16.1% of LGBTQ+ 18–29 year olds identifying as bi. Conservative commentators blamed pornography and cultural exposure, while historical discrimination and the impact of AIDS affected older cohorts' visibility.
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