Among Millennials – those born from 1981 to 1996 – 10.5% identified as LGBTQ. The numbers dwindled in each older generation.
Nearly 1 in 6 Gen Z adults also identifies as bisexual, the poll shows. That number is not surprising and again reflects the dynamic of youths transitioning into adulthood comfortable with their identity and orientation, Jones said.
“They probably never experienced a time where there was discrimination like in the past,” he said.
The poll results give young people a direct and uplifting message, said Jen Grosshandler, executive director and founder of The GenderCool Project, a youth-led group that works to replace misinformed opinions with real experiences of young people who are transgender and nonbinary.
“America is changing," she said. "It’s opening up to reflect you. You are seen. Keep living your life, and everything else will follow."
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