One in five LGBTQ+ people haven’t yet come out, but they are coming out younger than ever before
A majority of Americans say they came out at the age of 22, or around 57%. 70% of respondents said that they had come out before the age of thirty. 18% of respondents say that they have not yet come out to anyone. 18% say that they have yet to come out to anyone.
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Those in the lowest age bracket, 18 to 29, say that they’ve come out, on average, at 17 years old.
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Those who fall in the lowest age range, 18-29, say they came out on average at 17 years old.
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This data does not necessarily reflect when people realized that they’re a part of the LGBTQ+ community. The responses vary depending on the identity of the respondent. Only 5% of gays and lesbians report not having told anyone, however 23% of bisexual Americans report not having told anyone.
Transgender participants were not able to be reported independently due to sample size limitations.
LGBTQ+ adults were about as likely as the general population to say that the treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals has gotten better in recent years. They were slightly more likely to report that the treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals has “gotten worse” than the general public. This Gallup survey does not provide the sample size. The survey was conducted online between May 1 and 15.
