In total, the study suggests that approximately 9 million Americans – roughly the population of New Jersey – identify as LGBT. Key findings from the study include among adults who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, bisexuals comprise a slight majority (1.8% compared to 1.7% who identify...
As much as Queer and trans people tend to stick together, our demographic is, statistically, really quite small. According to a recent study by the UCLA school of law, only 3.5% of Americans identify as LGBT, and only 0.3% of that statistic is trans or gender non-conforming individuals....
as a female title that was not dependent on marital status, bringing it into parity with Mr. Other language changes have been the result of demographic changes. The number of Americans who openly identify as LGBT+ has grown over time. Despite many setbacks and continued hardships, this group ...
According to the most recent statistics from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, poverty rates among members of the LGBTQ+ community have dropped since the COVID-19 pandemic. But rates are still higher than for those who don't identify as LGBTQ+. The most recent report showed...
compared to those not abused. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) also seem to have higher rates of suicide. People exposed to combat, either civilians or military personnel, have an increased risk of suicide as well. Although these stressors are very differen...
— LGBTQ+ Brand Voice (@LGBTBrandVoice)March 29, 2022 Those numbers will likely continue to grow: People who identify as LGBTQI+ could make up as much as 15 percent of the total adult population in the“not too distant future,”according to Gallup. “For some brands, [rainbow washing] ...
MIT Technology Review partnered with Allen, who now leads a nonprofit called theIntegrity Institutethat conducts research on platform abuse, to identify possible clickbait actors on Facebook. We focused on pages run out of Cambodia and Vietnam—two of the countries where clickbait operations are now...
An estimated63% of LGBT teenssay they’re unhappy, versus just 33% of non-LGBT youth who report the same. Youth who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual are4 timesmore likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth are. Every time someone who’s LGBTQIA+ experiences physical or verbal...
Across all racial/ethnic groups, a high proportion of bisexuals identify as women, and on average, heterosexuals are older than sexual minorities. Gays/lesbians within all racial/ethnic groups report the lowest frequencies of having a child present in the household within respective groups, whereas...
But words still matter. Coming out as LGBT can be a long, hard journey. You can show respect and sensitivity to your friends by asking how they identify and then using those identifiers. 4. If someone comes out to you, it’s not your place to share their story ...