Friday 7 October 2022 06:01 PM Stonewall survey finds more than a quarter of 'Gen Z' 16 to 25-year-olds ... trends now
More than a quarter of younger people now identify as LGBT, according to a new survey by Stonewall.
The LGBTQ+ charity claims 71 per cent of Gen Z respondents - those aged 16 to 26 - identify as straight.
The figure is a contrast to the Baby Boomer generation - those aged 56 to 75 - in which 91 per cent described themselves as straight.
Of the next generation, Gen X, described as being those aged 43 to 56, Stonewall said 87 per cent described themselves as straight.
The figure was 82 per cent for Millennials - those aged 27-42 - according to Stonewall.
In its report, which uses data from polling company Ipsos UK, Stonewall said the results show Britain is becoming a 'rainbow nation'.
It said: 'For decades now, we have seen a steady increase in social acceptance of lesbian, gay and bi relationships, and steady increase in the percentage of the population who identify as lesbian, gay or bi.
More than a quarter of younger people now identify as LGBT, according to a new survey by Stonewall. The LGBTQ+ charity claims 71 per cent of Gen Z respondents - those aged 16 to 26 - identify as straight. Pictured: People watch a Pride Parade in Birmingham in September
In its report, which uses data from polling company Ipsos UK, Stonewall said the results show Britain is becoming a 'rainbow nation'. Pictured: Team MOBILISE take part in the Pride Parade in Birmingham in September
'Measuring the trans population and attitudes to trans people through social surveys is a newer phenomenon, so we don't have the same longitudinal data.
'This groundbreaking report using data from Ipsos UK paints a picture of a Britain that is becoming a Rainbow Nation.'
According to Stonewall, the data comes from three surveys carried out by Ipsos in June and August. In each of the surveys, around 2,150 people in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were surveyed.
The charity says that for Gen Z respondents only 71 per cent identify as straight.
Of those who did not identify as straight, 14 per cent identified as bisexual or pansexual - those who are attracted to people regardless of their sex or gender.
Five per cent described themselves as asexual - someone who has a lack of sexual attraction or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity - two per cent as gay and three per cent as lesbian.
Four per cent described themselves as 'other', one per cent described themselves as 'don't know' and three per cent said they would 'prefer not to
