Huge crowds gathered for Pride in London in 2019. (Dinendra Haria/ SOPA Images/LightRocket/ Getty)
The number of over-65s in the UK who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual has increased for the first time, figures released Thursday (27 May) show.
In a small but seismic bump between 2018 and 2019, the proportion of people aged 65 and over who say they are LGB leapt from 0.7 per cent to one per cent, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Despite this increase, the new analysis showed the years-long trend of the largest amount of LGB people being packed into the lower age brackets.
The analysis, based on figures from the Annual Population Survey, showed that one-third of LGB people in the UK are between 16 and 24.
Number of over-65s identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual rises for first time
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