Gen Z

[Jazzy]

A total of 7.2% of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ, and younger generations – particularly those 25 and under – are driving the numbers, according to a poll released Wednesday.

For Generation Z – those born from 1997 to 2004 – 19.7% identified as LGBTQ in the poll, which was based on aggregated data of 10,000 people.

Among Millennials – those born from 1981 to 1996 – 11.2% identified as LGBTQ.

By comparison, 3.3% of Generation X identified as LGBTQ in 2022; for baby boomers, 2.7%.

Cathy Renna, communications director for the National LGBTQ Task Force, says the poll results reflect reality as LGBTQ young people continue to blaze trails.

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So the generation most consumed with social media is following a societal trend that has been promoted in large part by said social media?

 

[Lamb]

As a former substitute teacher, I have to say that the pressure to be gay/bi/inclusive or whatever, is all over their lives. They aren't "normal" if they try to resist it and we know how kids all want to fit in and be a part of the in crowd.

 

[tango]

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So the generation most consumed with social media is following a societal trend that has been promoted in large part by said social media?

It seems the whole concept of #MeToo has gotten way out of hand. Who'd have thought it?

Sometimes I wonder how far you could push the limits of ignoring reality because you identify as something else. I wonder if I could earn a healthy living but identify as a poor man and claim government assistance. I could identify as a 68-year-old and claim my pension, while alternating with identifying as a 5-year-old and winning children's competitions.