_number8_@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoMore Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ than as Republicanwww.thepinknews.comexternal-linkmessage-square366fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down156file-text
arrow-up11.14Karrow-down1external-linkMore Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ than as Republicanwww.thepinknews.com_number8_@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square366fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s not what the data said. https://www.axios.com/2024/01/23/gen-z-less-religious-more-liberal-lgbtq Identifying as Republican went from 32% in the Boomer Generation to 21% in Gen Z. Identifying as LGBTQ+ went from 4% with Boomers to 28% with Gen Z. Both changes are major, but the LGBTQ+ change is massive.
minus-squareLinuto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·10 months agoIt’s probably worth mentioning we recognize certain types of people as part of the LGBTQ+ umbrella who were not before. Asexual people, for example.
That’s not what the data said.
https://www.axios.com/2024/01/23/gen-z-less-religious-more-liberal-lgbtq
Identifying as Republican went from 32% in the Boomer Generation to 21% in Gen Z. Identifying as LGBTQ+ went from 4% with Boomers to 28% with Gen Z.
Both changes are major, but the LGBTQ+ change is massive.
It’s probably worth mentioning we recognize certain types of people as part of the LGBTQ+ umbrella who were not before. Asexual people, for example.