For the members of the subreddit ‘Are the Straights OK?’ observing heterosexual people’s behavior has become an anthropological exercise.If you take even a quick scroll through its content, you realize that sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and other awful ideas still exist in modern communities.“Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?” the moderators of the online group ask on its front page.These posts serve as a poignant reminder of the ongoing need to tacklesocial prejudices.This post may includeaffiliate links.
For the members of the subreddit ‘Are the Straights OK?’ observing heterosexual people’s behavior has become an anthropological exercise.
If you take even a quick scroll through its content, you realize that sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and other awful ideas still exist in modern communities.
“Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?” the moderators of the online group ask on its front page.
These posts serve as a poignant reminder of the ongoing need to tacklesocial prejudices.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
To put things into perspective, 7% of Americans are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, according to a Pew Research Centersurveyof 12,147 U.S. adults conducted in summer 2022.More specifically, some 17% of adults younger than 30 identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, compared with 8% of those ages 30 to 49, 5% of those 50 to 64, and 2% of those 65 and older.Similar shares of men and women identify with any of these terms, as do similar shares of adults across racial and ethnic groups.
To put things into perspective, 7% of Americans are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, according to a Pew Research Centersurveyof 12,147 U.S. adults conducted in summer 2022.
More specifically, some 17% of adults younger than 30 identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, compared with 8% of those ages 30 to 49, 5% of those 50 to 64, and 2% of those 65 and older.
Similar shares of men and women identify with any of these terms, as do similar shares of adults across racial and ethnic groups.
Furthermore, around 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary – that is, their gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.While that sounds like a relatively small share of the population, more than four in ten U.S. adults (44%) say they personally know someone who is trans, and 20% know someone who is nonbinary.
Furthermore, around 1.6% of U.S. adults are transgender or nonbinary – that is, their gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.
While that sounds like a relatively small share of the population, more than four in ten U.S. adults (44%) say they personally know someone who is trans, and 20% know someone who is nonbinary.
As part of an ongoing effort to understand the lives and experiences of these communities, the Center for American Progress, in conjunction with the independent and nonpartisan research group NORC at the University of Chicago, conducted the 2022 installment of itssurveyof LGBTQ+ adults in the United States. The nationally representative survey revealed that:More than 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ adults reported facing some kind of discrimination in the year prior to when they took the survey;Half of LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some form of workplace discrimination or harassment during the same timeframe because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;
As part of an ongoing effort to understand the lives and experiences of these communities, the Center for American Progress, in conjunction with the independent and nonpartisan research group NORC at the University of Chicago, conducted the 2022 installment of itssurveyof LGBTQ+ adults in the United States. The nationally representative survey revealed that:
Nearly 3 in 10 LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some kind ofhousing discriminationor harassment in the same year because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;Nearly 4 in 5 LGBTQ+ adults reported they took at least one action to avoid experiencing discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;
What’s clear after going through these posts is that structural stigma, inequality, and discrimination may take numerous forms, and empathy is crucial in dismantling these barriers.
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