Young Britons are queerer than ever, a new ONS survey reveals
A new ONS survey has revealed that young Britons are gayer than ever before. 9.3 per cent of all 16 to 24 year olds are estimated to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.
The new findings show that overall, in 2022, 93.4 per cent of the UK household population aged 16 years and over identified as straight.
This is down from 95 per cent in 2017, in contrast to those who label as lesbian, gay and bisexual had increased overall. Yet, the breakdown in age group showed that this change in result is spearheaded by 16 to 24 year olds.
5.1 per cent of 25 to 34 year olds and only 2 per cent of 50 to 64 year olds identified as lesbian, gay and bisexual. The most liberated group of people are young women with more than 1 in 10 now identifying themselves as lesbian, gay and bisexual (let’s hear it for the girls).
