Close to 30% of Gen Z Adults Identify As LGBTQ, Survey Finds

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Close to 30% of Gen Z Adults Identify As LGBTQ, Survey Finds

Close to 30% of Gen Z Adults , Identify As LGBTQ, , Survey Finds.

NBC reports that a new survey has found that over 1 in 4 Gen Z adults in the United States identify as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.

According to a report released by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), 28% of Gen Z adults identify as LGBTQ, dwarfing the percentage of older age groups.

Comparatively, the survey found that 10% of all U.S. adults, 16% of millennials, 7% of Generation X, 4% of baby boomers and 4% of the Silent Generation identify as LGBTQ.

With respect to LGBTQ identity, itโ€™s very clear that Gen Z adults look different than older Americans, Melissa Deckman, PRRI chief executive, via NBC.

NBC reports that the findings are similar to other major surveys, including a Gallup poll that showed Gen Z to be the queerest adult generation.

Gallup's most recent poll found that 7.2% of adults in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ, including 20% of Gen Z.

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The news comes as LGBTQ rights have been increasingly challenged across the U.S., with over 500 anti-LGBTQ bills introduced last year.

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, 75 of those bills were signed into law.

Whether itโ€™s at the polls, in marches and rallies, or online, LGBTQ+ visibility matters and Gen Z is a force for change, Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, via NBC.

Thousands of LGBTQ+ young people turn 18 each day โ€” and lawmakers should understand there will be repercussions in November for anti-LGBTQ+ political attacks, Kelley Robinson, President of the Human Rights Campaign, via NBC


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