In 2023, 9.8 percent of Millennials in the United States stated that they identify as LGBT, while in 2012, less than six percent of respondents from the same generation said the same. Members of Generation Z were the most likely to identify as LGBT, at over 20 percent.
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Same-sex marriage and families
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Opinions on same-sex marriage
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Media
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- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters on broadcast networks in the U.S. 2024
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters included by streaming providers in the U.S. 2024
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters on streaming networks in the U.S. 2024, by sexual orientation
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters on broadcast networks in the U.S. 2024, by sexual orientation
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters on cable networks in the U.S. 2024, by sexual orientation
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Gallup. (March 17, 2024). Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from 2012 to 2023, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/719685/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-transgender-by-generation/
Gallup. "Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from 2012 to 2023, by generation." Chart. March 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/719685/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-transgender-by-generation/
Gallup. (2024). Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from 2012 to 2023, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/719685/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-transgender-by-generation/
Gallup. "Share of Respondents Who Identified as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender in The United States from 2012 to 2023, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/719685/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-transgender-by-generation/
Gallup, Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from 2012 to 2023, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/719685/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-transgender-by-generation/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender in the United States from 2012 to 2023, by generation [Graph], Gallup, March 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/719685/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-transgender-by-generation/