LGBT demographics of the United States

LGBT Demographics in the U.S. 1990 An extensive study on sexuality in general was conducted in the United States. A significant portion of the study was geared towards homosexuality. Of these, 87% of women and 76% of men reported current same-sex attractions 10.1% 8.6% 41% of women and 52% of men had sex with someone of the same gender 16% of women and 27% of Men that had at one Women that had at one men identified as LGBT point experienced a form of homosexuality point experienced a form of homosexuality 1994 7.7% 7.5% 3,432 men and women in the the incidence rate the incidence rate United States between the ages of 18 and 59 were surveyed. of homosexual of homosexual desire among the desire among the men surveyed women surveyed 2005 776,943 same-sex couples The American Community Survey from the U.S, Census estimated 0.5% the number of same-sex couples in the country. of the population 2007 Cornell University published a study on more than 20,000 young Americans 4% 5.6% 14.4% of men self- of women self- identified as being 2008 identified as being either gay or bisexual either lesbian or bisexual CNN exit polling showed self-identified gay, lesbian, and bisexual voters at 4% of the voting population in the United States presidential election, 2008. Today As of April 2011, approximately 3.5% of American adults identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, while 0.3% are transgender 0.3% transgender 3.5% lesbian, gay or bisexual That's 11.7 million Americans Cities with the Highest Gay Populations States Allowing Same-Sex Marriage 272,493 154,270 114,449 94,234 Same-sex marriage allowed New York Los Angeles Chicago San Francisco U.S. Metropolitan Areas with the Most Gay Residents 288,748 568,903 442,211 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indian-Wisconsin The "It Gets Better Project" LGBT kids are 4 times as 4x likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers. $100,000 9 out of 10 Amount raised by the It Gets Better Project from 2,500+ grassroots contributors to help LGBT youth. LGBT students have experienced harassment at school. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_demographics_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samesex_marriage_in_USA.svg http://www.itgetsbetter.org/pages/about-it-gets-better-project/