Bisexual Statistics 2021 by generation

Interesting survey results on the generational breakdown on rates of bisexuality! What are your thoughts of this trend in younger age groups? Do you notice any increases in older groups? It seems like more guys in the Gen X and older Millennial are bi or curious as they hit their 40s & 50s?

"Fast forward to 2021 and a survey by the same researchers found that 7.1 percent of all U.S. adults identify as LGBT.

Of the people who reported being LGBT, more than half (57 percent) are bisexual. In other words, 4% of all U.S. adults identified as bisexual in 2021.

What’s particularly noteworthy is how popular the bisexual label is amongst millennial and gen Z adults.

Overall, 6% of millennials and 15% of Gen Z adults in the U.S. reported being bisexual. For comparison, just 1.7 percent of gen X and 0.7 percent of baby boomers reported being bisexual."
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LGBT Identification in U.S. Ticks Up to 7.1%

 

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Women (6.0%) are much more likely than men (2.0%) to say they are bisexual. Men are more likely to identify as gay (2.5%) than as bisexual, while women are much more likely to identify as bisexual than as lesbian (1.9%).

 

Looking at the above data, I would suspect that an increase in social acceptance and a decrease in social stigma is giving younger generations the freedom to be their truest, most authentic selves; a freedom older generations did not enjoy.

Roughly 80 percent of Americans say they favored laws that would protect LGBTQ+ people against discrimination in employment, public accommodations and housing. Around 41 percent of Americans say they strongly support nondiscrimination protections. Roughly two-thirds of Americans oppose allowing small businesses to refuse to provide goods or services to gay or lesbian people because it would violate their religious beliefs.

https://thehill.com/changing-americ...40-support-for-lgbtq-rights-on-the-rise-poll/

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Everyone has the potential bto be bisexual imho.

Just religion n conditioning over the ages.

Roll on sexual exploration!

Simon

 

The concept of bisexuality seems to be overstated in recent times. Males and females are inherently sexual they entire lives. As they age their ability to maintain intimacy in a heterosexual venue becomes more problematic for some individuals. I recently pulled out my college sociology textbook and reviewed the discussions about overpopulation and urbanization. The impact implied the male - female relationships decline as the need to produce children is less necessary. The need for intimacy still exists even though males are living with males and females living with other females. The problem of finding potential mates and partners still exists. Many who post here have no problem finding other males to be intimate with. I work in the Bay Area and work with a larger number of gay and straight colleagues. Most of the gay or bisexual males I know are in relationships with a single partner and do no make overtures to other male colleague. It seems probable for men trying to find another male for intimacy is process of active searching. People who have multitudes of partners are less common due to the risk of std's.