Britain’s LGB population is rising and the number of people saying they are straight is falling. That’s according to new figures out today from the Office of National Statistics.
But the picture shows wide variations between ages and genders. And while most parts of the UK are seeing more people identify as LGB, the number has fallen in Northern Ireland.
The latest figures show the situation in 2018. The big headline statistic is the number of people aged over 16 identifying as straight has