The Data Behind the Bisexual Revolution — Queer Majority
In , Ipsos interviewed people in 27 countries spanning all continents on their sexual orientation and gender identity. For some countries the samples were weighed for representativity, but in others with less internet access, they skewed more urban. In this survey, on average about 80% of people worldwide identified as heterosexual, 3% as gay, lesbian or homosexual, 4% as bisexual, 1% as. Pew Research Center previously has explored topics including the experiences and views of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and transgender and nonbinary Americans. The Center has also studied public attitudes about same-sex marriage in the United States. The Bisexual Revolution
Increasing Bisexual Feelings - People might be becoming more bisexual. If this is true, we would find a rise in attraction, identity, and behavior at the same time (without identity rising disproportionately). If this is the case, it would raise more questions about why bisexual feelings are on the rise. This represents an increase of more than a percentage point versus the prior estimate, from Longer term, the figure has nearly doubled since and is up from 3. Demographics of sexual orientation
What’s more, the growth in LGBTQ identity is primarily being driven by an increase of bisexuality, it’s not due to more gay and lesbian people coming out. The number of Americans who identify as bisexual has exploded, especially among young women. The Gallup data shows that nearly one-quarter of young women identify as bisexual. This article is the long, in-depth version of the piece we wrote for Queer Majority , diving deeper into the data and exploring additional insights from our study. The poll showed that the numbers have roughly doubled with each generation - 2. 
LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Rises to 9.3%
Or are more people coming out as gay or lesbian? Gallup broke down the generational data last year and found that the numbers for gay, lesbian, and transgender identification increased by small amounts (in terms of total number of people). Newsletter March 6, Daniel A.
Adult LGBT Population in the United States
Bisexual people are less likely than gay or lesbian Americans to be “out” to the important people in their lives. In a Center analysis of data from a Stanford University survey, we found that only 19% of those who identify as bisexual say all or most of the important people in their lives are aware of their sexual orientation. Newly released figures for show it's now 9. The rise is largely driven by younger adults increasingly identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, with the higher numbers of people calling themselves bisexual.
One in 5 GenZ now identifies as LGBTQ+
LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. More LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. . The vast majority of people are bisexual, even if they won't
The recent increase is largely due to more adults in their late teens, 20s and 30s -- particularly young women -- saying they are bisexual. But younger adults are also more likely than older adults to identify as lesbian, gay, transgender or other nonheterosexual orientations. . 
Decades
The rise is largely driven by younger adults increasingly identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, with the higher numbers of people calling themselves bisexual. .