According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the population of LGBTQ+ folks in the U.S. is at an all-time high.
The new report has revealed that at least 20 million adults in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to government data, which represents nearly 8% of the nation’s total adult population.
That number could be even higher, as the report points out that millions more may identify as something “more expansive”, like pansexual or asexual.
A 2016 study indicated that LGBTQ+ folks were about 4.4% of the population, so this latest report reveals the population is nearly two times larger than previously believed.