Number of Adults Who Identify as LGBTQ Has Doubled Since 2012: Poll
More and more Americans consider themselves part of the LGBTQ community, so much so that the number has doubled in the last decade, according to a new poll.A poll released Thursday by Gallup found that the percentage of U.S.
adults identifying as other than heterosexual has risen to a new high of 7.1 percent—double the percentage the polling company recorded when it first asked the question in 2012.
The poll found that Americans are increasingly embracing the LGBTQ label as younger generations come of age in a more accepting society.Joni Madison, interim president of advocacy group Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement that the poll reflects society growing more inclusive while also underscoring the need "to codify legal protections against discrimination and implement LGBTQ+ inclusive data collection at federal, state, local and private levels.""With more LGBTQ+ people than ever before living openly and embracing their identity, the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in America must continue to represent this ever-growing and beautiful community," she said.The Gallup poll is based on 2021 data from more than 12,000 interviews with U.S.
adults. The poll asked respondents if they self-identified as straight or heterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
