9 million Americans are LGBT
A new study released by UCLA says that there are just under 9 million Americans that identify themselves as LGBT. About 4 million women and just slightly more men said they were either gay or bisexual, plus another 700K said they were transgender. That comes up to about 3.4% of American women and 3.6% of American men who are either gay or bi.
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Estimates of those who report any lifetime same-sex sexual behavior and any same-sex sexual attraction are substantially higher than estimates of those who identify as LGB. An estimated 19 million Americans (8.2%) report that they have engaged in same-sex sexual behavior and nearly 25.6 million Americans (11%) acknowledge at least some same-sex sexual attraction.
The purpose of this report was to get a better understanding so as to help develop public policy and research topics. The full paper can be read here:
http://www2.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/pdf/How-many-people-are-LGBT-Final.pdf
