Posted on 05/22/2018 4:20:20 PM PDT by Ennis85
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentage of American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) increased to 4.5% in 2017, up from 4.1% in 2016 and 3.5% in 2012 when Gallup began tracking the measure. The latest estimate is based on over 340,000 interviews conducted as part of Gallup's daily tracking in 2017.
Gallup's LGBT estimates are based on those respondents who say "yes" when asked, "Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?" Extrapolation to the latest census estimate of adults 18 and older in the U.S. suggests that more than 11 million adults identify as LGBT in the country today.
The expansion in the number of Americans who identify as LGBT is driven primarily by the cohort of millennials, defined as those born between 1980 and 1999. The percentage of millennials who identify as LGBT expanded from 7.3% to 8.1% from 2016 to 2017, and is up from 5.8% in 2012. By contrast, the LGBT percentage in Generation X (those born from 1965 to 1979) was up only .2% from 2016 to 2017. There was no change last year in LGBT percentage among baby boomers (born 1946 through 1964) and traditionalists (born prior to 1946).
LGBT identification is lower as age increases, although there is a particularly large jump between millennials and those in the next oldest generation, defined as Generation X.
The roughly one-percentage-point increase (0.8 points) in LGBT identification among millennials from 2016 to 2017 is the biggest year-to-year increase among any age group since tracking began in 2012. In contrast, the percentage of traditionalists and baby boomers who identify as LGBT has declined slightly since 2012, while the LGBT percentage among Generation X is up slightly.
Gender Gap in LGBT Identification Expands
Women continue to be more likely to identify as LGBT
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Grooming vs Genetics
Bookmarking, so, I can look up this link.
From what was printed in this post, the number of homosexuals is down for boomers. I assume the younger generation is encouraged to “experiment” - to supply more fodder for the homosexuals - and the boomers are old enough to realize the folly of concupiscense.
As society degenerates into hedonism, those who worry more about how they get their orgasms will increase in number....once identified, they will be like dem voters - even if they change their tune or die, they will still be counted so the number will never decline...
I have gender fluid, is that the same thing?
At UCONN womens Basketball games there is a wall of plaid shirted females of dubious gender screaming and cheering.
From an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense. Women had to bond together and make a home in their cave that they lived in while men went on hunting trips. It is not advantageous for a man to be gay because obviously he will remove himself from the gene pool.
In a matrilocal group (the women stay with the tribe, women's mates move in) having sons be gay can have advantages for the tribe. A heterosexual son, once grown, is going to move out and join another tribe when he finds a mate, while a homosexual son will be more likely to stay with the tribe and promote the survival of his sister's kids.
Feminism may act to increase the "gayness" of society.
We look at the indoctrination of our kids, but it's almost shocking how many reject the B.S. they are trying to cram down their throats.
Let me liken it to this example.
If you paid attention to television as a mirror of society, you'd think more than half the nation was black, all men were stay at home dads, and homosexuality was pegged at about 25%.
We only see the vocal Leftist students act out. If students are backing good causes, they don't get one second of air-time.
I appreciate your thoughts on this. I don’t find anything to disagree with in general.
Some form of social change is being urged, but I think you’ve got it about right.
I just commented to another poster that despite the indoctrination by the Left to our K-12th grade students, mother nature (God’s plan) will not be fooled/over-ridden.
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