In 2023, 8.5 percent of female respondents in the United States stated they identify as LGBT, while 4.7 percent of male respondents said the same. This is an increase from 2012, when 3.5 percent of female respondents and 3.4 percent of male respondents identified as LGBT.
Share of Americans who identify as LGBT from 2012 to 2020, by gender
* In 2020. The source does not provide the exact number of respondents for each year. See source for methodology.
The source does not define the term "gender" in detail.
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Gallup. (March 17, 2024). Share of Americans who identify as LGBT from 2012 to 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/719697/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-gender/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who identify as LGBT from 2012 to 2020, by gender." Chart. March 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/719697/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-gender/
Gallup. (2024). Share of Americans who identify as LGBT from 2012 to 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/719697/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-gender/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Identify as Lgbt from 2012 to 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/719697/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-gender/
Gallup, Share of Americans who identify as LGBT from 2012 to 2020, by gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/719697/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of Americans who identify as LGBT from 2012 to 2020, by gender [Graph], Gallup, March 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/719697/american-adults-who-identify-as-homosexual-bisexual-or-transgender-by-gender/
