More Adult Americans Are Identifying as L.G.B.T., Gallup Poll Finds
A survey found that 5.6 percent of adults described themselves as L.G.B.T. in 2020, up from 4.5 percent in 2017.
Supreme Court rulings and a climate that is more supportive of equal rights were cited as factors driving an increase in the percentage of people who identified as other than heterosexual in a Gallup poll.Credit.Calla Kessler/The New York Times
Feb. 24, 2021
A Gallup survey released Wednesday has found that more adult Americans are identifying as L.G.B.T., a shift that pollsters see as driven, at least in part, by people in younger generations who are more likely to consider themselves to be something other than heterosexual.
L.G.B.T.Q. TV Representation Falls for First Time in 5 Years, Glaad Finds
An annual report found that 9.1 percent of characters scheduled to appear on prime-time broadcast series identified as L.G.B.T.Q. in the 2020-21 season, down from 10.2 percent.
Michael Cimino in the Hulu series “Love, Victor,” which features a queer lead title character.Credit.Gilles Mingasson/Hulu, via Associated Press
Published Jan. 14, 2021Updated Feb. 25, 2021
For the first time in five years, L.G.B.T.Q. representation on television decreased, an annual report by the L.G.B.T. advocacy organization Glaad has found.