Survey: 20% of Millennials identify as LGBT

Well now that fat sex is queer sex...that number's gonna skyrocket.

We all know how these bull shit polls are regarding ligabet community. I still remember that many years ago, when Ricky Martin said that 60 % of latinos in California supports gay marriage.

We all know how that turned out during prop 8 . Gay marriage was not able to be passed in one of the gayest states of the country.

The sample size was only 2,037 people. With a population that small, the results could easily be very significantly skewed. Pick 2,037 people at random from West Hollywood and give them the same survey as 2,037 people from some far right conservative bible-thumping community and I bet the results would be a tad different.

I wish someone objective commissioner the survey. GLAAD is a gay organization so the poll seems skewed or biased

R3, that's a typical sample size for national scientific poll. Actually pretty large

Yeah, and we saw last November how accurate "national polls" tend to be. Pretty NOT.

It's a Harris poll, which has a great reputation

R6? Actually the national polls correctly predicted a narrow Clinton popular vote victory

Reputation does not equate to accuracy.

Here's something to ponder: You can make statistics say or imply just about anything. Assume that 100% of drivers wear their seatbelts 100% of the time while in the car. There will still be fatal traffic accidents. In that scenario, 100% of fatal traffic accidents will involve seatbelt use. Of course there would be MORE fatalities if no seatbelts were worn, but that is not the statistic at hand. And we are not discussing cause and effect, just a "true" statistical statement and the inference drawn by the reader of the statistic.

If anything, it's well known polls always underestimate LGBT prevalence because it is a strongly stigmatized identity and behavior. This is a floor not a ceiling

[quote] GLAAD is a gay organization

Not actually. Not anymore.

Isn't this more of a fad thing with Millennials because it's the cool thing now? In 10 years time, most of these same people will identify as straight, make that "cis" because these are Millennials, and will be in a het relationship and the parents of one or two crotch dropping(s).

It's an online poll...

R13 Yes it is.

The 4% asexual is the first thing I would call bullshit. The term has lost it's meaning - asexuality used to mean total lack of sex drive, and it's always been known to be rare and mostly connected to some disorders like autism and retardation. Nowadays most people who identify as asexual have sex, date, masturbate and/or consume porn. Tumblr is full of these snowflakes. The truth is that they are just young people who are "late bloomers" sexually, or simply have difficulty coming to terms with their own sexuality because they are too immature/awkward/ashamed.

"Four percent of respondents identify as transgender and strictly heterosexual, accounting for the differences in percentages in the first two questions."

AKA autogynephiles, which is a fetish, not a sexual orientation.

Hmmmm

R13, being LGBT is not considered cool beyond a small subgroup of Americans. Even in the most liberal cities, same-sex couples risk death walking down the street holding hands. Fag is still the most potent slur hurled against boys and men. There are no active openly Gay or bi men in the big four professional sports. Most churches do not allow sexually active gays to join or be in leadership. Stop spreading ridiculous myths

Poll is bullshit

[quote]The survey also found that 12% of Millennials identify as transgender or gender non-conforming, meaning they do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth or their gender expression is different from conventional expectations of masculinity and femininity -- doubling the number of transgender and gender non-conforming people reported by Generation X (6%).

Is Asexual Really part of the community now? I miss the simple days where there were simply gays and lesbians.

R20 Lmfao. GLAAD probably counts all gays and lesbians as transgender. They're desperate to get their numbers up.

R13, it's not a fad to be gay but it is most definitely a fad to be "queer" or one of the gender binary snowflakes.

If you read my post, r21, I never used the word Gay. Trans, queer and bi seem to be the thing amongst millennials. And I stand by my statement that it is a fad.

50% of Millennials no doubt consider themselves "non-binary", "gender queer" or a three-toed sloth, which Millennials have about as much common sense as.

Wowww

How many identify as otherkin ?

But I'd be willing to bet that in 10 years time these same three- toed sloths will identify as straight, r23. The only numbers that I do believe are accurate are the gay and lesbian. But with 4% asexual and 2% pansexual...it's a fad.

Hmmmm

Asexuals (even those who are heterosexual) want to be classified in the LGBT community because they feel they don't fit into the straight community either and the "normal" realms of heterosexuality. There is a lot of discourse going on with this.

Asexuals belong

More like trisexuals. Or is that "try-sexuals."

Well, they're not.

someone should start a thread about this from today's NYT

Having a one-off same sex encounter doesn't make you bisexual. Although I'm gay, I'm calling bullshit on this. Particularly the non-binary crap.

The bandwagon is getting crowded. But it won't last. And the asexuals can go (not) fuck themselves until they are discriminated against in employment and housing.

You do realize that there are gay asexuals, right R34?

There exist gay asexuals. And not being in a heterosexual marriage or coupling can be grounds for discrimination in employment, housing, and other organizations. Even when employed they can decide not to promote you if you dont fit, regardless if you are 'obviously' gay or not.

OK...R35 and R36...you all are just making it up as you go along.

How can there be gay Asexuals when Asexuality is supposedly a sexual orientation? You can't be Heterosexual and Bisexual. Or Homosexual and Heterosexual. Or Homosexual and Asexual. Pick one.

You're as bad as someone who doesn't believe in bisexuality R37

As someone who is gay and asexual, I don't need to pick a side.

Asexual means you dont wish to engage in sexual activity with another person (or animal or mineral). You can still have sexual urges and feelings, often triggered by something/someone you saw. An asexual can fansatise about others when they masturbate, and if they fansatase about same sex people, they are gay.

So what, R38...sometimes you feel like dick and sometimes you don't?

You do actually have to pick one. You can't be both Asexual and Homosexual. Their definitions contradict each other.

And animal or mineral, R39? Really? If you are a man and fantasize about other men, you are a Homosexual. You may choose to abstain from sex and live a celibate life, but you are a Homosexual. Asexuality is supposed to be the absence of attraction, the absence of another sexual orientation.

Of course these definitions are confusing and muddled...because it's all bullshit. If you're attracted to people of the same sex, you're gay. Learn to deal with it.

All you ever wanted to know about asexuality but didn't give enough of a fuck to Google.

While I don't know for sure if the poll is accurate it's a nice development that people seem more easy and relaxed about sexual identity instead of being fearful and repressed.

Looks like r38 doesn't understand the difference between being celibate and being asexual.

You can become celibate at any point in your life for varying lengths of time. During the early 80's, lots of gay men who had been sexually active, became celibate due to fear of AIDS. Asexual means having no sexual desire at all, for anybody of either sex.

What It’s Like To Be Gay And Asexual In A Sex-Crazed World?

Give me a reference from a medical journal or asexual organization, r45, and not a pop culture website for gays.

Can’t wait for stats on Gen Z

Agree with R26, this will be 95% of them in 15 years:

Maybe not.

Apparently, Millennials are having the LEAST amount of sex compared to the rest of the population. (I think that study was in the Washington Post).

Video games, social media, and depression leave a huge number of them celibate.

Queer people don't have sex.

R48, nothing wrong with that

I don’t know why people here are so negative about this. It’s great to have more bi people because it means more people do not view same-sex attraction as weird or disgusting.

People are more open to admitting sexual feelings for the opposite sex seems fine with me.

I hope you find the woman of your dreams. Hope she doesn't mind your wandering eye.