Generation Z and LGBT

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PRRI reported that up to 28% of Generation Z Americans said they belonged to the LGBTQ community, significantly more than the 16% of Millennials (those born from 1980 to 1996) and 7% of previous generations. [1] Among Generation Z American adults between the ages of 18 and 25, 72% identified as heterosexual, 15% as bisexual, 5% as gay or lesbian, and 8% as "other". [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Discovery, polling, and opinion

United States

The number of people identifying as LGBTQ has increased since the 2000s, especially among the 12-20 age group. While there are increasing numbers of reported LGBTQ individuals in many states, California has become the most LGBTQ state in America. [ citation needed ]

During the Trump administration, President Donald Trump had no clear opinion on the LGBTQ community, but Vice President Mike Pence had a long record of anti-LGBTQ lawmaking and rhetoric. Transgender people specifically, including those in Gen Z, were a target of the Trump administration. [6]

According to the annual Accelerating Acceptance report, from 2017 to 2018 the number of Americans aged 18 to 34 who were comfortable interacting with LGBTQ people fell from 53% to 45%. This is down from 63% in 2016. [7]

Gen Z Americans have also expressed concerns about the future of LGBTQ rights nationally. [8]

Polling

The amount of Gen Z who identify as LGBTQ has increased from 10.5% in 2017 to 20.8% in 2021. [9]

In June 2023 during Pride Month, 18% of Gen Z identified as LGBTQ. [10]

A survey from 2012-2023 showed that up to 20% of Gen Z individuals identify as LGBTQ, compared to 9.8% of Millennials. [11]

Recently in 2024, research from PRRI found that Generation Z adults between the ages of 18 and 25, 72% identified as heterosexual, 15% as bisexual, 5% as gay or lesbian, and 8% as "other". [2]

United Kingdom

Polling

In 2021, 6.9% of those aged 16–24 identified as LGBT. In another poll, more females aged 16–24 identified as LGBT than males with over 9% of females identifying as lesbian compared to 3.5% of males. [12]

With 2022 as the most Gen Z who identified as LGBT, 3% of Generation Z were found to identify as lesbian – compared to less than 1% of Baby Boomers and Generation X (43-56).

In 2023, 1 in 10 young women in the UK identify as lesbian. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), almost 1 in 10 of all 16 to 24-year-olds are estimated to identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). [13]

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