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Lgbt 2021

Officially Becomes Worst Year in Recent History for LGBTQ Mention Legislative Attacks as Unprecedented Number of States Enact Record-Shattering Number of Anti-LGBTQ Measures Into Commandment

by Wyatt Ronan •

With Seventeen Anti-LGBTQ Bills Enacted Into Rule In States So Far This Year, Surpasses as Worst Year In Recent History

Detailed Breakdown of Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation Below

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With an unprecedented number of anti-LGBTQ measures sweeping through state legislatures across the land, has officially surpassed as the worst year for anti-LGBTQ legislation in recent history, according to updated tracking and analysis by the Human Rights Campaign (detailed breakdown below). The previous write down — set six years ago in , when 15 anti-LGBTQ bills were enacted into statute — was broken on Friday, as the seventeenth anti-LGBTQ bill was enacted into law. In addition, 11 anti-LGBTQ bills are on governors’ desks awaiting signature or veto and several more are continuing to move through state legislatures across the land.

The rights of LGBTQ people — and esp

LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to %

Story Highlights

  • LGBT identification up from % in
  • One in five Gen Z adults identify as LGBT
  • Bisexual identification is most common

Learn more in Gallup’s Queer update.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of U.S. adults who self-identify as woman loving woman, gay, bisexual, trans or something other than heterosexual has increased to a new high of %, which is double the percentage from , when Gallup first measured it.

Gallup asks Americans whether they personally identify as linear or heterosexual, queer woman , gay, bisexual, or transgender as part of the demographic information it collects on all U.S. telephone surveys. Respondents can also volunteer any other sexual orientation or gender identity they opt for. In addition to the % of U.S. adults who consider themselves to be an LGBT identity, % utter they are vertical or heterosexual, and % do not offer an perspective. The results are based on aggregated data, encompassing interviews with more than 12, U.S. adults.

Line graph. Americans' Self-Identification as Lesbian, Queer ,

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Lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender people in America continue to confront discrimination in their daily lives. While more states every year work to pass laws to shield LGBTQ people, we endure to see state legislatures advancing bills that objective transgender people, limit local protections, and allow the use of religion to discriminate.

*Note: Bills are reported as Active below if they were introduced in their states' legislative sessions and have carried over to The status meeting indicates the convening of the state's session or the most current action on a particular bill.

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Anti-LGBTQ Bills:Anti-Trans Bills

These measures objective transgender and nonbinary people for discrimination, such as by barring or criminalizing healthcare for transgender youth, barring access to the use of appropriate facilities like restrooms, restricting trans students’ ability to fully participate in school an

Adult LGBT Population in the United States

This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. adult population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS data for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the state level.

Combining BRFSS data, we estimate that % of U.S. adults identify as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost million (13,,) LGBT adults in the U.S.

Regions and States

LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the Combined States,more LGBT adults reside in the South than in any other region. More than half (%) of LGBT people in the U.S. live in the Midwest (%) and South (%), including million in the Midwest and million in the South. About one-quarter (%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately million people. Less than one in five (%) LGBT adults live in the Northeast ( million).

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