Nearly 30% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ, national survey finds

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Jan. 24, 2024, 4:25 PM CST

By Matt Lavietes

More than 1 in 4 Gen Z adults in the U.S. identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, dwarfing the percentages of LGBTQ Americans in older age groups, a new survey has found.

Twenty-eight percent of Gen Z adults — which the survey’s researchers specify as those ages 18 to 25 — identify as LGBTQ, according to a report released this week by the Public Religion Research Institute, or PRRI. That compares with 10% of all adults, 16% of millennials, 7% of Generation X, 4% of baby boomers and 4% of the Silent Generation, the institute found. 

 

“With respect to LGBTQ identity, it’s very clear that Gen Z adults look different than older Americans,” said Melissa Deckman, PRRI’s chief executive.

In its LGBTQ identity breakdown, the report found 72% of Gen Z adults identified as straight, 15% as bisexual, 5% as gay or lesbian and 8% as something else. 

Researchers also found that Gen Z adults were more ethnically and racially diverse than older generations and less likely to affiliate with established religions. Gen Z adults, along with millennials, were also more likely to identify as LGBTQ than Republican, the survey found.

PRRI’s new survey, which included more than 6,600 participants, was conducted in August and September.

The findings are in line with those of other major surveys, including Gallup’s, that show Gen Z is the queerest adult generation to date. In its most recent poll, released in February of last year, Gallup found 7.2% of adults in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ, including nearly 20% of those in Gen Z, which that survey defined as those ages 19 to 26.

 

PRRI’s findings, which were published Monday, come as LGBTQ rights face increasing challenges in the U.S. 

Last year, more than 500 anti-LGBTQ bills were introduced in state legislatures around the country, a record, including 75 that were signed into law, according to the American Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU projects that more than 320 bills were prefiled for or introduced during this year’s state legislative sessions. 

“Whether it’s at the polls, in marches and rallies, or online, LGBTQ+ visibility matters and Gen Z is a force for change,” Kelley Robinson, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, said in a statement. “Thousands of LGBTQ+ young people turn 18 each day — and lawmakers should understand there will be repercussions in November for anti-LGBTQ+ political attacks.”

 

 

[DKW 86 7,425]

Maybe we have always been LGBTQ and just didn’t admit it openly. I don’t buy that we have changed that much. 

[DAG 33,990]

Probably a lot more to that, we have just begun as a society to provide a safe haven for those who identify as such.

[Gowebb11 9,328]

Very interesting. The gay/lesbian numbers at 5% align pretty closely to estimates I’ve heard for many years. I’m not sure if these numbers reflect an increase in the percentages as much as they reflect people’s willingness to openly ID. 

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3 hours ago, Gowebb11 said:

Very interesting. The gay/lesbian numbers at 5% align pretty closely to estimates I’ve heard for many years. I’m not sure if these numbers reflect an increase in the percentages as much as they reflect people’s willingness to openly ID. 

Thank you. This is my view as well. Society has changed. While not a fan of being forced to celebrate being LGBT OR being forced to use the right language by the Alphabet nazis, I will say openly that I support LGBT Community, tho not all their extremists. I know three people that have transitioned. Support them all openly. But one made the error of not having her name changed finalized and had to go back to using her birth name as recently as 30 days ago at work. She came to me and I helped her through her promotion and new IT enrollment with dignity and respect. I had to issue her new AD Credentials under her, at the time, technically still legal birth name. She was humiliated to no end. I took care of her and loved her thru it all. Told her we would fix it as soon as she got the technical glitch fixed. I think it is that we are just a more open society. I also fully realize that there are social fascists out there who are going to over dramatize MISTAKES made by average people. I know I screwed up the pronouns of one of my friends at least a dozen times, but she understood from the years of knowing her that it was just me falling back into years of habits. 

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