According to the results, 96.6 percent of respondents identified as straight, 1.6 percent identified as gay or lesbian and 0.7 percent identified as bisexual. The discussion section notes, "Many of the associations between sexual orientation and various health outcomes found in this analysis are similar to those found in past research."
The reported number of less than 2 percent is lower than some figures released in previous years. Sex researcher Alfred Kinsey popularized the "10 percent" figure when his Kinsey Report claimed "10 percent of males were more or less exclusively homosexual" in his 1948 book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. In 2011, demographer Gary Gates reported that 9 million American adults, or 3.8 percent, identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
However, Gallup has highlighted issues with surveys and estimates that relate to sexual orientation:
There is little reliable evidence about what percentage of the U.S. population is in reality gay or lesbian, due to few representative surveys asking about sexual orientation, complexities surrounding the groups and definitions involved, and the probability that some gay and lesbian individuals may not choose to identify themselves as such.
This mean only 7.775 million americans are either gay, lesbian or bisexual.
However, Gallup has highlighted issues with surveys and estimates that relate to sexual orientation:
There is little reliable evidence about what percentage of the U.S. population is in reality gay or lesbian, due to few representative surveys asking about sexual orientation, complexities surrounding the groups and definitions involved, and the probability that some gay and lesbian individuals may not choose to identify themselves as such.
id bet on this going up a percentage point if all the closeted people were honest in the survey
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Originally posted by Jax
why drop the t?
id guess its because the study wasnt done about trans people? like they were only asked if they were straight, gay, etc. so the percentage doesnt reflect the trans community.
Identification is key... I'm sure there are many more people who fall into the LGB categories but don't identify as any of them for whatever reason may it be that they are closeted, don't like using labels, etc.
I'm one of those who do not like using labels when it comes to sexuality; I'm technically bisexual, but the term makes me feel a type of way and the """shaming""" from both the straight and the LGBT community makes me feel a type way so I don't use a term to describe my sexuality. I'm just me lol. Humanity is beautiful as a whole, etc. etc. I know it sounds weird, but I know one or two other people who are just like me and I'm sure there are other people like us.
Identification is key... I'm sure there are many more people who fall into the LGB categories but don't identify as any of them for whatever reason may it be that they are closeted, don't like using labels, etc.
I'm one of those who do not like using labels when it comes to sexuality; I'm technically bisexual, but the term makes me feel a type of way and the shame from both the straight and the LGBT community makes me feel a type way so I don't use a term to describe my sexuality. I'm just me lol. I know it sounds weird, but I know one or two other people who are just like me and I'm sure there are other people like us.
Yassssss, I know you've seen my Twitter rants about "BITCH IM ME".