This blueprint shows the estimated unprocessed number of LGBT people (ages 13+) living in each state. The facts are based on a Williams Institute analysis of surveys conducted by Gallup Polling () and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; and YRBS). For more information, see the methodology in the Williams analysis.
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Data are not currently available about LGBT people living in the U.S. territories.
Percent of Adult LGBTQ Population Covered by Laws
*Note: These percentages reflect estimates of the LGBTQ adult population living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Estimates of the LGBTQ adult population in the five inhabited U.S. territories are not free, and so cannot be reflected here.
This map shows the estimated percentage of each state's adult (ages 18+) population that identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, based on a analysis of Gallup statistics by The Williams Institute.
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International Travel
Travelers can encounter unique challenges abroad based on their real or perceived sexual orientation. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel.
More than 60 countries consider consensual homosexual relations a crime. In some of these countries, people who engage in consensual same-sex relations may face serious punishment. Many countries act not recognize lgbtq+ marriage.
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Review the travel advisory and destination information page of the place you plan to visit. Check the Local Laws & Customs section. This has information specific to travelers who may be targeted by discrimination or violence on the basis of sexual orientation.
Many countries only recognize male and female sex markers in passports. They do not have IT systems at ports of entry that can accept other sex markers, including valid U.S. passports with an X sex marker. If traveling with a valid U.S. passport with an X sex marker, check the immigration regulations for your destination as acceptance can v
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at %
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. continues to grow, with % of U.S. adults now identifying as woman loving woman, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or some other sexual orientation besides heterosexual. The current figure is up from % four years ago and % in , Gallup’s first year of measuring sexual orientation and transgender identity.
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These results are based on aggregated data from Gallup telephone surveys, encompassing interviews with more than 12, Americans aged 18 and older. In each survey, Gallup asks respondents whether they spot as heterosexual, lesbian, gay, double attraction, transgender or something else. Overall, % say they are direct or heterosexual, % identify with one or more LGBTQ+ groups, and % decline to respond.
Bisexual adults make up the largest proportion of the LGBTQ+ population -- % of U.S. adults and % of LGBTQ+ adults say they are bisexual. Lgbtq+ and lesbian are the next-most-common identities, each representing slightly over 1% of U.S. adults and roughly one in six Homosexual adults. Sligh
5 key findings about Homosexual Americans
Pew Research Center has been tracking Americans’ attitudes toward same-sex marriage, gender identity and other Diverse issues for more than a decade. In that time, we have also done deep explorations of the experiences of LGBT and transgender and nonbinary Americans.
As the United States celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride month, here are five key findings about LGBTQ+ Americans from our recent surveys:
Some 7% of Americans are lesbian, gay or bisexual person, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 12, U.S. adults conducted in summer Some 17% of adults younger than 30 identify as sapphic, gay or bisexual, compared with 8% of those ages 30 to 49, 5% of those 50 to 64 and 2% of those 65 and older. Similar shares of men and women spot with any of these terms, as do similar shares of adults across racial and ethnic groups.
How we did this
Pew Explore Center sought to provide an overview of findings on LGBTQ+ Americans. The overview is based on data from Center surveys and analyses conducted from to , including a analysis of survey facts fro