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Americans Greatly Overestimate Percent Gay, Lesbian in U.S.
Gallup ^ | MAY 21, 2015 | Frank Newport

Posted on 01/22/2016 10:48:43 AM PST by Sheapdog

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1 posted on 01/22/2016 10:48:43 AM PST by Sheapdog
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1-2% of males, 2% of females.

1/3 of 1/10 of those homosexuals claim transgendered problems.


2 posted on 01/22/2016 10:51:11 AM PST by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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Wasn’t this their goal all along?


3 posted on 01/22/2016 10:51:14 AM PST by fwdude
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Seems like to goal of those who are re-engineering our society — is to make the percentage closer to 90%.

No reason it couldn’t be — if they continue propagandizing children.


4 posted on 01/22/2016 10:51:26 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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And that 3.8% is not just homosexuals, but homosexuals PLUS bisexuals and “transgendered” individuals.


5 posted on 01/22/2016 10:52:05 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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1/3 of 1/10 of those homosexuals claim transgendered problems.

"Transgenderism" is just the logical conclusion of all homosexuality.

6 posted on 01/22/2016 10:52:07 AM PST by fwdude
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As Gallup pointed out in its initial report of LGBT data in 2012, “Exactly who makes up the LGBT community and how this group should be measured is a subject of some debate,” and “There are a number of ways to measure lesbian, gay, and bisexual orientation, and transgender status. Sexual orientation can be assessed by measuring identity as well as sexual behaviors and attractions.” Thus, even though these large sample sizes provide great precision regarding the specific measure used, they do not represent the only way to estimate the percentage of the population that is gay or lesbian.

Still, all available estimates of the actual gay and lesbian population in the U.S. are far lower than what the public estimates, and no measurement procedure has produced any figures suggesting that more than one out of five Americans are gay or lesbian. The widely off-the-mark nature of Americans’ estimates is underscored by the finding that in the most recent update, from May 6-10, only 9% of Americans estimate that the gay and lesbian population is less than 5% — where Gallup’s tracking figure would put it — while at the other end of the spectrum, 33% estimate it as more than 25%.

Go to the article to see the breakdown of the stats.

Near the end there is also the breakdown of the confusion over the racial demographics that reveals the ignorance of Americans in that area also.


7 posted on 01/22/2016 10:52:10 AM PST by Sheapdog (Chew the meat, spit out the bones - FUBO - Come and get me)
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Americans is an overly broad statement, it should be liberal Americans.
8 posted on 01/22/2016 10:52:40 AM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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The American public estimates on average that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from Americans' 25% estimate in 2011,

About the percentage of openly gay characters on television any more. That is what drives the perception. Reality? Maybe 1.5-2% at most.

9 posted on 01/22/2016 10:53:35 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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Bingo!


10 posted on 01/22/2016 10:55:22 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! I reallyRead it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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Ok, if transgendered Americans are way less than 1%, why are places doing away with male vs female bathrooms?

For example, at schools, it would mean that probably at each school there would be two or less students with gender issues. Most schools would have none. Why not let those kids use the office restroom? Why change things for the worse for 99.9% of the other kids??

There is no way for the gay agenda to answer that.


11 posted on 01/22/2016 10:56:31 AM PST by Yaelle
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For years there as a 10% myth.

It’s all about political power. Fake numbers.


12 posted on 01/22/2016 10:57:03 AM PST by TigerClaws
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Its unfortunate... as a family we refuse to watch shows and movies where gays are characters. There is no need to support their agenda. Doesn’t leave much else to watch most days.. but then again we are well informed with the news.


13 posted on 01/22/2016 10:57:22 AM PST by justlittleoleme (Vote Ted Cruz 2016!!! He is the true conservative in the race.)
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Now I’d like to see gays as represented in tv shows and movies. It’s probably 35%. There isn’t a show without gays. I even wonder about Squidward on SpongeBob.


14 posted on 01/22/2016 10:57:24 AM PST by Yaelle
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If you watch the MSM, you would think the happiest, most well-adjusted and sensible portion of American society are gay males.


15 posted on 01/22/2016 10:58:12 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Army Air Corps

They also define homosexual as any same sex contact in their lifetime.

Milestation victim. Drunk college girls. All classified for life by libs.


16 posted on 01/22/2016 10:58:14 AM PST by TigerClaws
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Wait! You can’t watch Fox because of Shemp, and you can’t watch CNN because Andserson is there.


17 posted on 01/22/2016 10:58:47 AM PST by Yaelle
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Who cares? It’s not “must know” information, especially if you’re straight.


18 posted on 01/22/2016 10:59:10 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE

Its the squeaky wheel principal. Unfortunately, a much higher percentage of the entertainment and media world are made up of this demographic. They are making the most noise because they are getting all sorts of special benefits and consideration because of their whining.


19 posted on 01/22/2016 10:59:51 AM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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Their numbers are illusory because the percentage in the arts is so high. Not to sound anti-Semitic because I’m quite the opposite, but imagine trying to estimate the percentage of Jews in the American population (~ 2%) based on a list of American Nobel Prize winners.


20 posted on 01/22/2016 11:00:08 AM PST by katana (Just my opinion)
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