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Study finds more Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever before
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A new report, released by research facility Gallup, found more Americans identify as LGBTQ+ than ever previously recorded.
The poll asked over 15,000 US citizens whether they identify as LGBTQ+, to which 5.6% answered yes. 4.5% said they identified as LGBTQ+ in Gallup’s 2017 poll, meaning there has been a 1.1% increase.
Over half identified as bisexual, and 24.5% described themselves as gay. A further 11.7% identified as a lesbian, and 11.3% of respondents said they were transgender.
The age group that had the highest percentage of people identifying as LGBTQ+ was those born between 1997 and 2002 (Gen Z). 15.9% of Gen Z respondents said they identified as LGBTQ+, compared to 9.1% of millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) and 3.8 % of Gen.
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