Almost One-Third of Gen Z Women Self-Identify as LGBT, Reveals Gallup Survey
The Rise of LGBT Identification Among Gen Z Adults
Breakthrough data uncovers a remarkable shift within Generation Z: over one-fifth of its adults now embrace an LGBT identity, including a stunning 30% of Gen Z women.
The Growing Numbers
An eye-opening 22% of young adults, aged 18 to 26 years, are self-identifying as LGBT, a Gallup poll recently revealed. But it’s not just Gen Z. The percentages show a clear pattern; with nearly double the rate of LGBT identification found in millennials, and significantly larger proportions compared to Generation X, baby boomers, and the Silent Generation.
“Overall, each younger generation is about twice as likely as the generation that preceded it to identify as LGBTQ+,” the report elucidates.
These rising numbers have propelled the overall adult LGBT identification rate to 7.6% last year—a historical peak—up from just 3.5% in 2012. This increase is largely influenced by Generation Z women, with an impressive 30% taking pride in this aspect of their identity, notably within bisexual demographics.
Zooming In: The Figures Behind the Trends
“That’s where a lot of the growth seems to be happening,” says Jeffrey Jones, a senior editor at Gallup, discussing the influential role of Gen Z women in this trend.
Not to be overshadowed, many millennial women, 9% to be precise, also identify with bisexuality. When looking at the larger picture, bisexual individuals accounted for more than half, precisely 57%, of those who expressed an LGBT identity, translating to 4.4% of all surveyed adults.
Following bisexuals, gay men, lesbians, and trans-identifying individuals represented 18.1%, 15.1%, and 11.8% of the LGBT figures respectively. Meanwhile, pansexual and asexual people made up less than 2% of the LGBT-identifying adults.
Moreover, the survey highlights that women are nearly twice as prone to identify as LGBT compared to men.
A Deeper Focus on Gender and Identity
Concerns have surfaced about the growing number of teenage girls identifying as transgender and the subsequent search for medical treatments, the effects of which can be irreversible.
Teenage girls are overwhelmingly more likely than their male counterparts to seek out such treatments, as per the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
Gallup’s Insights
Gallup’s extensive survey involved around 12,000 Americans ages 18 and above, utilizing telephone interviews to gather data.
“The percentage of U.S. adults who consider themselves something other than heterosexual has more than doubled since Gallup first asked about sexual orientation and transgender identity in 2012,” the Gallup report states emphatically.
With young Americans leading the charge in shifting norms and identities, a projection is set—a likelihood that the percentage of LGBT-identifying adults could surpass 10% within three decades, assuming current trends persist.
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