Pew Survey: 71% Of Gays And Lesbians Knew They Were Gay Or Lesbian By Age 14, But Few Told Others

Pew Research reports:

To better understand the coming out experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults, we asked them: How old they were when they first felt they might be gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans, even if they didn’t use those words to describe themselves at the time. How old they were when they first told someone that they were or might be gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans.

Half or more in each group say they knew they were gay, lesbian, bisexual or trans before age 14. Far fewer say they first told someone by that age.

Two-thirds of gay or lesbian adults ages 18 to 29 say they first told someone before they were 18, including 31% who say they first came out to someone at age 13 or younger. By comparison, 53% of those in their 30s and fewer than half of those in their 40s (37%), 50s (32%) or ages 60 and older (24%) say they had told someone by the time they were 18.

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