In 2024, 14.2 percent of Millennials in the United States stated that they identify as LGBTQ+, while in 2012, less than six percent of respondents from the same generation said the same. Members of Generation Z were the most likely to identify as LGBTQ+, at over 23 percent.

In 2022, a survey of people in Great Britain showed that ** percent of Gen Z were exclusively attracted to the opposite sex, with *** percent advising they were attracted to both sexes equally, and ** percent that they were mostly or only attracted to the same sex.

The share of individuals identifying as part of the LGBT community has increased with each generation. In 2021, Generation Z had the highest proportion of LGBT individuals, amounting to **** percent of respondents. Comparatively, only *** percent of the baby boomer generation self-identified as being LGBT.

The share of individuals identifying as part of the LGBT community has increased with each generation. In 2023, bisexuality was the highest reported sexual orientation other than heterosexuality within both the Millennial and Z generations.

According to a survey conducted in March 2023 in France ** percent of the total population identified as part of the LGBTQI+ community. However, some important differences are to be noted when comparing different generations. For instance, only **** percent of Boomers we identified as being LGBTQI+, while ** percent of the population's youngest group, Gen Z, claimed to be part of the community.

Sexual orientation in the UK by region, sex, age, legal partnership status, and ethnic group. These are official statistics in development.

In 2023, 7.6 percent of adults surveyed in the United States stated they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT). This is an increase from 2012, when 3.5 percent of surveyed adults identified as LGBT. These four categories are among the most common sexual orientations and gender identities outside cis-heterosexuals.

Differences across ages and genders 

Zooming in, it is possible to see how the share of people identifying as LGBT changed considerably according to different demographics. Only two percent of Baby Boomers, indeed, reported being part of the LGBT community. On the other hand, among Generation Z individuals, this share reached almost 16 percent. Moreover, surveys suggest that women were more likely to identify as LGBT than men.

An ever-understanding society 

The fact that an increasing amount of people feel free and safe to openly identify as LGBT might be a consequence of the improved acceptance of the different sexual orientations and genders by the American people at large. While in 2001 more than half of U.S. citizens considered homosexual relationships to be morally wrong, 20 years later this percentage dropped to 30 percent. Support for same-sex marriage has also been consistently increasing, even among traditionally conservative political groups. Despite this, it is important to remember that every year hundreds of people are still victims of hate crimes in the United States simply because of their gender or sexual orientation.

During a 2025 global survey, consumer support for companies actively promoting equality for LGBT people was higher among women than among men, regardless of their age. However, the younger the respondents, the bigger the gender gap between their support to such brands. Among Baby Boomers, around ** percent of both male and female participants endorsed companies campaigning for LGBT equality. Within Gen Z, the share among women reached nearly ** percent; among men, it stood below ** percent.

In 2023, Gen Z was the generation with the largest share of LGBT+ population worldwide at ** percent. Meanwhile, only *** percent of Gen X and **** percent of Boomers identified as LGBT+ in the same year.

Millennials are much more likely than older adults in the United States to support same-sex marriage, with ** percent of Millennial respondents in a 2019 poll expressing a favorable opinion. This compares to ** percent of respondents born in 1945 or earlier, and ** percent of Baby Boomers.

During a 2024 survey among adults in the United States, 55 percent of respondents identifying as LGBTQ+ said they believed businesses should take a public stance on current events. The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning persons, among other sexual- and/or gender-deviant identities. Conversely, 36 percent of non-LGBTQ+ respondents favored businesses taking a public stance on current events.