More Americans Are Identifying As LGBT

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http://www.refinery29.com/2017/01/135961/more-americans-identifying-lgbt

Numbers don't lie â€" and the latest statistics may be an indication that we're making ground when it comes to LGBTQ acceptance. A Gallup poll released yesterday revealed that "American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) increased to 4.1% in 2016 from 3.5% in 2012." Over 10 million American adults are now identifying as LGBT, which is up from 1.75 million back in 2012.

The information was gathered from a pool of 1.6 million American adults over the past five years. The statisticians at Gallup said that more than 49,000 respondents replied "yes" when asked, "Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender?" According to Gallup, this new data set shows the "largest representative sample of LGBT Americans."
The poll also breaks down respondents' ages and ethnic groups. Millennials, which Gallup defines as those born between 1980 and 1998, are "are more than twice as likely as any other generation to identify as LGBT." In 2012, millennials made up 48% of America's LGBT population. In the new poll, that number jumped to 58%. The latest stats also show that the number of women identifying as LGBT rose more than men: LGBT identification in women jumped to 4.4%, and the increase was 3.7% among men. All racial groups, income groups, and education levels reported higher than in previous years, as well. This doesn't mean that there are more LGBT people overall, it just indicates that more people are being open about their sexuality.

The Gallup poll confirms information gathered by the Archives of Sexual Behavior, which found that Americans are more bi-curious than ever, as well.

[The Skeletal Atheist]

For those curious: the ratio of queer people hasn't gone up, it's just that more people are willing to admit that they're queer.

[pr126]

Proclaiming being LGBTQP is a status symbol now?
Is there a reward for it?

Just asking.

[Baruch]

Proclaiming being LGBTQP is a status symbol now?
Is there a reward for it?

Just asking.

Privileged minority status can be quite rewarding in some circles.

[pr126]

They would do splendidly in an Islamic country.

Endangered species? LOL.

Look up "Queers for Palestine". Yes there are such people.

here

[Shiranu]

Proclaiming being LGBTQP is a status symbol now?
Is there a reward for it?

Just asking.

Jesus Christ, is there anything you aren't a bitter old douche about?

[missingnocchi]

They would do splendidly in an Islamic country.

Endangered species? LOL.

Look up "Queers for Palestine". Yes there are such people.

here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMQqz6IPado

[drunkenshoe]

Proclaiming being LGBTQP is a status symbol now?
Is there a reward for it?

Just asking.

No. An old regular is cherishing his newly found homosexuality and he is posting about how LGBTQP people are getting more comfortable about identifying themselves every day.

[Atheon]

That's how many self-identify as gay. We know there are a LOT of closet cases among the Repubiclans and Christain fundamentalists.

[Absurd Atheist]

Just had one of those nature versus nurture debates over this exact topic. Incredible the leaps people will go to in God's name.

[Blackleaf]

Proclaiming being LGBTQP is a status symbol now?
Is there a reward for it?

Just asking.

Oh, yes. I'm sure proclaiming oneself as LGBTQP comes with a ton of benefits, such as not having to go to family gatherings, increased financial independence, and frequent opportunities to educate friends and strangers alike of what it means to be LGBTQP.

[Baruch]

On OP ... Camille Paglia sees "out of the closet" as just part of the late stage of a dying culture, the breaking of all social rules in the name of relativism.  That and self-hate.  I would agree with the self-hate part.  I don't think that Rome fell because of the questionable sexuality of Emperor Elagabalus.  I think it had more to do with an out of control MIC that was replacing Emperors every few years or even months.  We may see this soon in the US.  It has been claimed that JEB started the sex-defamation against Trump, that the Clintons paid for it, and we know what lame-duck craziness Obama is doing.  Looking very Pretorian Guard to me.  But if we can throw the snowflakes to the lions in the Colosseum ... then all right.

[kilodelta]

For those curious: the ratio of queer people hasn't gone up, it's just that more people are willing to admit that they're queer.

Not at all... the government gay ray is targeting US citizens. It's evil beam converts people to gayness in order to... something... um, reduce population growth in order to... um, something about the New World Order... then... imagine horrible things and pretend I said those horrible things would happen.

Checkmate!

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They would do splendidly in an Islamic country.

Endangered species? LOL.

Look up "Queers for Palestine". Yes there are such people.

here

Please go jack someone else's thread.

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For those curious: the ratio of queer people hasn't gone up, it's just that more people are willing to admit that they're queer.

The fear is melting away, but even now, we both know certain lines cannot be crossed. For some of us, being too open will still cost us our families.