Fascinating new data from the #Census2021 on sexual orientation by age.
This doesn't mean being lesbian, gay or bisexual has become more common: it just means younger generations feel more able to come out and live their true lives.
This doesn't mean being lesbian, gay or bisexual has become more common: it just means younger generations feel more able to come out and live their true lives.
The same goes for trans people.
The number of openly trans people will grow - just as the number of openly LGB people will, too - as younger people stand up to the bigotry of older generations.
The number of openly trans people will grow - just as the number of openly LGB people will, too - as younger people stand up to the bigotry of older generations.
One of the big unspoken stories of modern LGBTQ+ Britain is the rise of the bisexuals.
Women are more than twice as likely to identify as bisexual as men.
But this is probably because of the specific stigma attached to male bisexuality - which is often portrayed as "bi now, gay later" - while female bisexuals are more likely to suffer sexual objectification.
But this is probably because of the specific stigma attached to male bisexuality - which is often portrayed as "bi now, gay later" - while female bisexuals are more likely to suffer sexual objectification.
What this means in practice is there's a far bigger openly LGB+ female population under the age of 35, when previously there was a bigger male LGB+ population.
Tell me you've never met any lesbians, gays or bisexual people without telling me you've never met any lesbians, gays or bisexual people.
https://twitter.com/MikeRamsay4/status/1618220365519671298
Every LGBTQ person remembers that newspaper article which turned them. It has a special place in our heart!
https://twitter.com/SteveWeatheral3/status/1618219078904336384
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