1 in 10 young women in the UK identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, ONS data finds.
The ONS found that young people identifying as LGB was higher than any other age group, compared to the 5.1% of 25 to 34-year-olds, and 3% of people aged 35 to 49, and 2% of 50 to 64-year-olds.that the proportion of men identifying as LGB was 3.8% in 2022, up from 2.4% in 2017, while the proportion of women identifying as LGB was 3.0%, increasing from 1.8% in 2017.
The ONS explains: “The decrease in those identifying as heterosexual or straight may be attributed to in combination with changing societal attitudes towards different groups and the expression of these today.”that support the view that “societal attitudes are changing in favour of diversity in sexual identity”.More young women now identify as LGB as opposed to men – the ONS states around one in 10 young women in the UK now identify themselves as lesbian, gay or bisexual.10.6% of women aged 16 to 24 identified as LGB in 2022, which was up from 4.8% in 2017.
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