Ryan Adamczeski

Members of Gen Z are more likely to be LGBTQ+ than they are to identify as Republican or as white Christians, according to a new survey. Previous data confirmed that Gen Z — comprised of those born between 1997 and 2012 — is both the most racially and ethnically diverse generation in United States history, as well as the generation with the highest percentage of LGBTQ+ members. They have also been shown to be the most progressive age group.  A new report from the Public Religion Research Institute further reveals Gen Z’s political leaning, and their overall attitude towards religion. The survey questioned 6,014 participants, both […]

The LGBTQ+ population is the largest it has ever been in recorded United States history, and the community is only growing. 13.9 million adults in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ+, accounting for 5.5 percent of the country’s total population, a study from the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, found. That’s up one whole percentage point — and over 2 million people — from their 2020 report, which found the LGBTQ+ population accounted for 4.5 percent of the population at 11.3 million adults.  Related: Which State Is the Queerest? These Are the States With the Most LGBTQ+ People  While one may expect queer communities […]

Gen Z has long been known as the generation with the most LGBTQ+ members, but recent research reveals that it is also the generation most likely to embrace unspecific labels. Among 18- to 26-year-olds, 26 percent said they identify as “something other than straight,” according to a new poll from Business Insider and YouGov. This compares to 15 percent of Millennials, 11 percent of Gen X, and 7 percent of Baby Boomers.  Gen Z is more likely to identify under the umbrella-term of “queer” rather than a specific label. 5 percent self-identify as queer, compared to just 1 percent of Millennials and Gen X, […]

As anti-LGBTQ+ bills from politicians spike across the United States, support for gay and transgender people is also declining among the public.  While the majority of Americans still support marriage equality and anti-discrimination policies, support for LGBTQ+ rights has gone down “across the board” in the past few years, according to a recent report from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). While around 72 percent of the public supported marriage equality in August 2021, just 66 percent said they support it in 2023. The PRRI cites “partisan dynamics” as a factor behind the shift, which has largely influenced Republican voters. For example, support for policies […]

Libraries in Greenville County, S.C., have been ordered to remove all displays after a manager refused to take down a Pride one. Nathan Schmaltz , the manager of the Travelers Rest branch, rejected the library administration’s order to remove a “Read with Pride” display, prompting the board to vote to remove all displays from libraries in the district. The decision came just three months after the board instated a new policy that requires displays to be approved by the library system’s executive director.  Last year, the library system removed LGBTQ+ displays from several libraries in the district, until they were quickly […]

The Stonewall National Education Program is celebrating it’s tenth year bringing LGBTQ+ history to United States communities.  Robert Kesten, executive director of the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, recently told Tracy E. Gilchrist of Advocate Today how queer organizations within the country continue to fight back as LGBTQ+ rights remain under attack. “I think that it’s important to recognize that what we do is we not only collect the history and the culture, but we present it,” he says. The main mission of SNEP is to spread LGBTQ+ history, which is often left out of state teachings and textbooks. Kesten says that […]