5 key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans
As the United States celebrates Pride month, here are five key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
As the United States celebrates Pride month, here are five key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans.
Around two-thirds of Black Democrats (66%) say that whether someone is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.
On a couple of policies related to transgender people, there is some agreement among Americans, but views of other policies are more divided.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans are far more likely than those who are straight to say they have ever used a dating site or app (51% vs. 28%).
Thirteen voting members of the 118th Congress identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – the highest number of openly LGB members in history.
Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.
1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary. Also, a rising share of Americans say they know someone who is transgender.
The new survey covers topics such as whether the public thinks society is moving too quickly or not quickly enough on gender identity issues.
In 24 places where detailed statistics are available, same-sex marriages in recent years have ranged from less than 1% to 3.4% of all marriages.
Americans’ comfort levels with using gender-neutral pronouns to refer to someone have remained static since 2017.
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