The percentage of gay people in America in 1950 was anywhere from 3% to 8% of the population, the same as today. However, in 1950, more than 99% of gay people were closeted, because homosexuality was illegal, taboo, and considered a mental illness.
Estimates suggest that around 3-5% of the adult population in the United States identifies as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. It's important to note that figures may vary based on different studies and methodologies used for research.
The more rigorous studies have shown different results within a range of 0.6 to 5.4 percent. These studies include Bell-Weinberg, 1970 (~2 percent); Billy-Battelle, 1993 (1.1 percent); Cameron-Ross, 1975-78 (~3 percent); Catania-NABS, 1992 (2 percent); FRI, 1983 (5.4 percent); MacDonald, 1988 (2 percent); NCHS, 1988-91 (3.5 percent); Schmidt, 1987 (0.6 percent); and Trocki, 1988-89 (3 percent).
Approximately 2-7% of the UK population identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, according to various surveys and studies. It's important to note that sexual orientation can be fluid and people may not always disclose their identity, so these figures may not fully capture the true percentage.
There is no definitive data comparing the exact percentage of gay individuals among different racial groups in America. Sexual orientation is complex and influenced by a variety of factors beyond race. It's important to avoid generalizations and assumptions about the demographics of LGBTQ+ individuals.
There is no statistical relationship between race and sexual orientation. There has not been any official research to determine which race has the most gay people.
Yes, gay people are allowed in both North America and South America.
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Acceptance is growing. As of 2011, the majority of Americans accept gay people, with 51% in favor of same sex marriage.
As of 2014, about 20% of American gay couples have children.
About 3% to 8% of any population is gay. So that equates to about 250 million white gay people in the world.
about 3-8%, depending on the survey, however, most chinese gay people are closeted.
The military does not keep such records.
because there are gay people everywhere about 10% of people of every culture in every place is homosexual
gay rights have changed the lives of gay people, but other than that, they haven't effected America at all, other than the fact that when a minority is free, all people are free.
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They're not. This is a foolish statistic.
About 7% of all black people are gay. That means 7 out of every hundred.