LGBTQ Americans double in a decade - Gallup Poll

According to the poll, 7.2% of Americans identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or other than heterosexual doubled (3.5%) in 2012.

More than half of LGBTQ Americans in the poll identified as bisexual, accounting for 4.2% of all U.S. adults.

Another 1.4% of Americans said they identified as gay and 1% said they were lesbian, while 0.6% identified as transgender, according to the poll.

The increase in LGBTQ identification is largely being driven by younger generations. Nearly 20% of Generation Z adults — 19.7% — said they identified as LGBTQ in 2022, while 11.2% of millennials said the same.

The LGBTQ community, particularly transgender individuals, have become a frequent target of legislation in GOP-controlled statehouses across the country.

South Dakota became the sixth state in the nation to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths earlier this month, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last year banned the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in Kindergarten through third grade classrooms, claiming the topics were “inappropriate.”