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By RYAN GORMAN Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have a lower quality of life compared to non-LGBT citizens, according to a pair of new surveys. LGBT people in the U.S. are both ...
A February 2021 Gallup poll reported that 5.6% of US adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. 86.7% said that they were heterosexual or straight, and 7.6% refused to answer. More than half of all LGBT adults identify as bisexual (54.6%), while around a quarter (24.5%) identify as gay, 11.7% as lesbian, and 11.3% as transgender.
The gay wage gap is the pay gap between homosexuals and heterosexuals.In the United States, men in same-sex marriages have a significantly higher median household income ($141,900) than both opposite-sex married couples ($124,900) and gay women in same-sex marriages ($113,000) due to the gender pay gap.
From 2004 to 2005, 91 percent of the corporations listed included transgender discrimination protection where they previously had not. [14] Additionally, many companies are pressured to change policies that have earned them a poor score on the index, due to bad press.
American support for LGBTQ+ people has surged since 1985, but support for transgender and nonbinary people lags, according to a new poll for The Times.
In 2024, Gallup found that 7.6% of U.S. adults identified as LGBTQ or another sexual orientation besides heterosexual. Broken down by age group, this shows up at 22.3% among Gen Zers (born 1997-2012), 9.8% among Millennials (born 1981-1996), 4.5% among Generation Xers (born 1965-1980), 2.3% among Baby boomers (born 1946-1964), and 1.1% for members of the Silent Generation (born 1945 or earlier).
African-American LGBT people tend to identify more with their racial/ethnic category rather than their sexual orientation as a main identity reference group. Black LGBT people are often hesitant about revealing their sexuality to their friends and families because of homosexuality's incompatibility with cultural gender roles. [58]
African American LGBT people tend to identify more with their racial/ethnic category rather than their sexual orientation as a main identity reference group. Black LGBT people are often hesitant about revealing their sexuality to their friends and families because of homosexuality's incompatibility with cultural gender roles. [27]