Quarter of young people are LGBT, Stonewall survey suggests
by Gabriella Swerling, Telegraph:
The sexuality report found a ‘profound sea-change in our identity and orientation’ as a nation.
Stonewall claims that more than a quarter of younger people now identify as LGBT following its sexuality survey.
The LGBTQ+ charity said that there are distinct generational differences regarding sexuality, with more younger people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender than other age cohorts.
For example, for Gen Z respondents, who are those aged 16 to 26, only 71 per cent identify as straight, and 14 per cent identify as bisexual or pansexual. In contrast, 91 per cent of Baby Boomers, those aged 56 to 75, identify as straight, as well as 87 per cent of Gen X respondents and 82 per cent of Millennials.
Stonewall commissioned the polling company, Ipsos Mori, to carry out three polls in June, which is Pride Month, and August 2022, each with a representative sample of about 2,000 people across England, Wales and Scotland.
The study asked 16 to 75-year-olds questions about their gender identity, sexual orientation and attraction, and Stonewall said that the findings told a “positive story” but said more needed to be done to help bisexual people feel safe.
The charity said: “This report comes after we have witnessed a steady increase in social acceptance and visibility of LGBTQ+ people in recent decades.
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