Within the population of England, the number of people who identify themselves as lesbians, gay men or bisexuals has been continuously increasing for decades, the LGBTQ portal Stonewall.org.uk claims in its analysis. their recent, what they say is a "groundbreaking" survey , they concluded: Great Britain is becoming a "rainbow nation".
There are sharp differences between the generations - they found - only 71 percent of Generation Z (those born between 1995 and 2010) declared themselves heterosexual, while, for example, 87 percent of Generation X (1965-1980) and the "Boomers" (1945 -1965) 95 percent said so.
Ten percent of AZ generation members defined themselves as bisexual, five percent as asexual, four percent as pansexual (those who ignore biological sex), three percent as lesbian, two percent as homosexual men, and the rest classified themselves in the other category or did not indicate their preference.
While 77 percent of surveyed boomers answered that they are exclusively heterosexually attracted, only 53 percent of Generation Z said this.
forty percent of the youngest participants in the survey indicated their attraction to the same sex.
One percent of respondents identified themselves as transwomen, transmen or non-binary people. Two out of five respondents (39 percent) said that they have a close friend or family member who is homosexual.
Author: hirado.hu
Photo: stonewall.org.uk report
