Are there more lesbians than gays in us

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Adult LGBT Population in the United States

The percentage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults in the U. Broken down by gender, the survey of 12, people 18 and older across the country found that women were nearly twice as likely as men to identify as LGBTQ. This is the first year Gallup has laid out its annual LGBTQ identification report in a way that breaks down each generation by gender.

Percentage of LGBTQ adults in U.S. has doubled over past decade, Gallup finds

Because of the stigmas and stereotypes associated with bisexual people, there are likely many men who identify as gay who might quietly think they are a couple notches lower on the Kinsey scale. It's also possible that some bisexual men weren't counted in the survey at all, effectively screening themselves out by saying they were straight.

What percentage of the US population is LGBTQ? New data shows which states have the most

This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level. Further, we estimate that there are almost LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.