Gallup Polls Reveal 7.1% of U.S. Adults Identify as LGBT

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According to 13 Gallup polls conducted in 2021, 7.1% of U.S. adults identify as LGBT or as something besides heterosexual. 20.8% of Gen Z who were born between 1997 and 2003 identify as LGBT. This drastically varies with the 10.5% of Millennials, 4.2% of Generation X, 2.6% of Baby Boomers, and 0.8% of Traditionalists who identify this way. “Given the large disparities in LGBT identification between younger and older generations… Americans who identify as LGBT can be expected to grow.” Gallup reported.