According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 25% of high school students in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ.
The data was culled from surveys conducted in 2021 that included 17,508 students from 152 schools in the U.S.
From ABC News:
Using data it collected in 2021, the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) found that 74.2% of American high school students identified as heterosexual.
According to results, 3.2% of students identified as either gay or lesbian, 5.2% identified as “questioning” and 12.2% identified as bisexual. About 3.9% of students answered the question by saying they were “other” and 1.8% claimed they didn’t understand the question.
The CDC says the number of students in the United States who identify as LGBTQ has increased from 11% in 2015 to 26% in 2021.
According to Gallup polling, LGBTQ identification among American adults reached 7.2% in 2022.
Read the full report here.
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