The number of adults identifying as a member of the LGBT community has doubled over the last ten years, according to a recent poll.
An estimated 7.1% of U.S. adults reported that they identified as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in 2021, according to a new Gallup poll released on Thursday. This percentage is double the number who claimed to be LGBT in 2012 when Gallup began accounting for different sexualities in its demographics.
These numbers are a significant increase from 2020, when 5.6% of respondents identified as LGBT. In contrast, 86.3% of respondents said they were heterosexual or straight, while 6.6% did not offer an opinion.
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One of the most notable rises was among Generation Z adults (those born between 1997 and 2003). One in five Gen Z adults, or 20.8%, claimed to be LGBT. All other age demographics have remained “relatively steady,” Gallup said. The research firm expects the number of LGBT identifying individuals to rise as more and more of Gen Z enter adulthood (specifically those born between 1997 and 2012.)
Bisexual was the most common identifier among LGBT respondents. Fifty-seven percent of LGBT people, or 4% of the general population, identified as bisexual. Twenty-one percent of LGBT respondents said they were gay, 14% said they were lesbian, 10% said they were transgender, and 4% said something else altogether.
The survey data was collected through a random sample of more than 12,000 adults.
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The trends match an increase in support for the LGBT community. A June 2021 Gallup poll found that 70% of respondents said that same-sex marriages should be recognized as valid.
