Generation z gay

The differences along generational lines illustrate a positive shift in the social acceptance of Queer people, allowing younger generations to feel more relaxed and more empowered to come out

WASHINGTON–New findings released this week from Widespread Religion Research Institute (PRRI) polling and focus groups conducted last August and September show that 28% of Gen Z adults (ages 18-25) identify as LGBTQ+, which is substantially higher than what’s been reported by other sources, such as Gallup. This increase highlights a positive change in the social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people amongst younger generations and is further proof that the American electorate will be increasingly more out and allied as members of Gen Z change 18. In comparison, PRRI found that 16% of millennials, 7% of Generation X, 4% of neonate boomers and 4% of the Silent Generation determine as LGBTQ+.

Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson released the following statement:

“Whether it’s at the polls, in marches and rallies, or online, LGBTQ+ visibil

Gen Z has bucked social trends time and period again, often creating their own. But one thing social scientists have yet to fully explain?

Gen Z's increasingly different experience with sexuality.

According to a recent PRRI report, nearly 30 percent of Gen Z identifies as LGBTQ+. That's a high figure when you take into account Baby Boomers only identified as LGBTQ+ 4 percent of the time. Even compared to millennials, Gen Z is a notably more sexually fluid generation, as millennials only identified as LGBTQ+ 16 percent of the time.

But what's causing the younger generation, which includes those from age 12 to 27, to come out as gay, bisexual and the range of other identities included under the Homosexual umbrella?

It likely lies in how they were raised, experts say.

"Gen Z is so much more likely to identify as LGBTQ because this generation sees others living authentic lives," Suzanne Ford, the executive director of San Francisco Pride, told Newsweek. "They actually have queer role models to look up to."

Cultural norms and standards regarding gender and sexuality are evolving, and Gen Z tends to hold more access to supportive peer groups and mental health awareness, which encoura

LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3%

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup’s latest update on LGBTQ+ identification finds 9.3% of U.S. adults spotting as lesbian, gay, multi-attracted , transgender or something other than heterosexual in 2024. This represents an raise of more than a percentage point versus the prior estimate, from 2023. Longer term, the figure has nearly doubled since 2020 and is up from 3.5% in 2012, when Gallup first measured it.

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LGBTQ+ identification is increasing as younger generations of Americans enter adulthood and are much more likely than older generations to say they are something other than heterosexual. More than one in five Gen Z adults -- those born between 1997 and 2006, who were between the ages of 18 and 27 in 2024 -- identify as LGBTQ+. Each older generation of adults, from millennials to the Silent Generation, has successively lower rates of identification, down to 1.8% among the oldest Americans, those born before 1946.

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LGBTQ+ identification rates among young people have also increased, from an average 18.8% of Gen Z adults in 2020 through 2022 to an average of 22.7% over the past two years.

Gallup has

It’s official: Gen Z is extremely gay

The report also looked at how Diverse people are connected with the rest of population, finding that significant proportions of the populations own family members and lock friends who are lgbtq+ or lesbian (39 per cent) and bi (22 per cent). Slightly less people said they hold a close friend or family member who is trans (9 per cent), although Gen Z are more likely to than any other generation. Gen Z are also more likely to be conscious of trans celebrities and have trans acquaintances, which Stonewall suggests means that “the future is far more familiar and linked with trans people.”

Overall, the report paints a fairly positive picture of Diverse life in Britain, as a place where more and more people perceive comfortable coming out and increasing numbers of linear people have close Homosexual friends – you would hope these trends denote that campaigns against our rights will eventually get less tenable (obviously, you’re less likely to aid anti-trans legislation if your best friend is trans).

While the report feels fond of a rare bit of good news for Britain’s LGBTQ+ community, it’s challenging to square this with the figures, published yesterday, wh

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