Survey: Over 1 Million New Yorkers Identify As LGBTQ

Gay City News reports: More than one million people identify as LGBTQIA+ in New York State and the community’s population has continued to rise, according to the results of a New York State Department of Health survey featuring statistics about the share of LGBTQ people who live in the state. About 8.2% of New York … The post Survey: Over 1 Million New Yorkers Identify As LGBTQ appeared first on Joe.My.God..

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Survey: Over 1 Million New Yorkers Identify As LGBTQ

Gay City News reports:

More than one million people identify as LGBTQIA+ in New York State and the community’s population has continued to rise, according to the results of a New York State Department of Health survey featuring statistics about the share of LGBTQ people who live in the state.

About 8.2% of New York State’s population identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or another sexual orientation, and bisexual New Yorkers — who make up the greatest share of LGBTQ people — make up 3.9% of the total state population, according to the report.

Another 2.9% of the state’s population identifies as lesbian or gay, while 1.4% identifies with another sexual orientation. Transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex New Yorkers collectively make up 1.4% of the state’s population.

Read the full article. There’s more stats.

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