Why is the percentage of Americans identifying as LGBTQ+ on the rise among young people? “Gen z has had very unique experiences in terms of coming of age at a time when a majority of Americans, for the first time, support same-sex marriage, believe it’s morally acceptable,” says Gallup’s Lydia Saad. “And in fact, the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal during their lifetime.”Why is the percentage of Americans identifying as LGBTQ+ on the rise among young people? “Gen z has had very unique experiences in terms of coming of age at a time when a majority of Americans, for the first time, support same-sex marriage, believe it’s morally acceptable,” says Gallup’s Lydia Saad. “And in fact, the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal during their lifetime.”
