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Americans Still Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population
Story Highlights
- U.S. adults estimate that % of Americans are homosexual or lesbian
- Women, new adults have the highest estimations of gay population
This article is the fourth in a monthlong series on Americans' views about LGBT issues. Gallup has released new findings every Thursday in June.Gallup's trends, including some extending endorse four decades, can be found here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. adults estimate that nearly one in four Americans (%) are gay or lesbian. Gallup has previously found that Americans have greatly overestimated the U.S. gay population, recording similar average estimates of % in and % in In each of the three polls in which Gallup has asked this question, a majority of Americans estimated this population to be 20% or greater.
| May | May | May | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Mean | |||
| Less than 5% | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 5% to less than 10% | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| 10% to less than 15% | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| 15% to less than 20% | 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 20% to 25% | 17 | 20 | 19 |
| More than 25% | 35 | 33 | 35 |
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10 Things Gay Men Should Discuss
Top 10 Things Same-sex attracted Men Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Provider
Following are the health issues GLMA&#x;s healthcare providers have identified as most commonly of concern for gay men. While not all of these items apply to everyone, it&#x;s wise to be aware of these issues.
1. Come Out to Your Primary Healthcare Provider
In order to provide you with the best concern possible, your primary protect provider should know you are gay. Knowing your sexual orientation and sexual behaviors will help your healthcare provider offer the correct preventative screenings, and order the appropriate tests. If your provider does not seem comfortable with you as a lgbtq+ man, find another source. You can consult the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory for aid finding a provider.
2. Reducing the Risk of Getting or Transmitting HIV
Many men who have sex with men are at an increased risk of getting HIV, but the ability to prevent the acquisition and transmission of HIV has improved drastically in recent years. If you are living with HIV, anti-HIV medications can support
What Gay and Bi Men Really Want
Are physical and sexual attraction the most appealing qualities in a partner? Or are unseen qualities like good manners and reliability the most attractive?
Following on from his research into what straight women want and what straight men want, D&M Research’s managing director Derek Jones has taken the next logical step with his latest study into what gay and bi(sexual) men want.
In order to dig deeper and draw out a accurate list of turn-ons and turn-offs for gay and bi men, Derek once again used of the Im-Ex Polygraph method. He originally devised this method of analysis to distinguish what people say they want from brands, products or services from what they really want by comparing stated versus derived measures of importance.
Qualities the gay and bi men said they desired in a partner (‘stated’) were compared to the qualities offer in example celebrities they nominated as attractive (‘implied’). The similar comparison was made between stated and implied negative qualities, to determine what attributes are really the biggest turn-offs.
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 Together 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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