What Percentage of the Population is Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual? (Infographic)

How many people are lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB)? For one answer, check out the infographic below, which summarizes recent data from Britain’s National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. As you’ll see, the researchers asked about sexual orientation in three different ways: sexual identity, sexual attraction, and sexual behavior–and each one yielded quite different numbers. It might be tempting to think that people’s responses to these questions would line up, but they don’t for several reasons including the fact that sexuality can be fluid and some people with same-sex attractions are uncomfortable with them and choose not to identify as a sexual minority.

If you’re interested in learning about sexual orientation statistics in the United States, see here and here.

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