Graphic from Gallup via X When asked, “Which do you consider yourself to be?” 7.6 percent of adults responding to a Gallup Poll answered LGBTQ.
That’s up from 7.2 percent last year and 5.6 percent in 2020. In 2012, three years before marriage equality, only 3.5 percent identified as something other than heterosexual.
The younger the generation, the more likely the response is somewhere along the LGBTQ spectrum. The percentage identifying as queer almost doubles with each younger generation.
Gallup conducted phone interviews of more than 12,000 people. Only 85.6 percent identified as heterosexual or straight. And 6.8 percent refused to answer.