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16 02, 2026

Major Update on LGBTQ+ Identification in America as Gallup Releases 2025 Data

By JRL Charts|2026-02-16T18:32:22-08:00February 16th, 2026|Categories: LGBT News|Tags: Bisexual Identification, Gallup Polls, Jeffrey M. Jones, LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines, Politics & Culture | JRL CHARTS, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Americans, LGBTQ statistics, LGBTQ Youth News and Politics | JRL CHARTS Official Coverage, paul goldberg, Public Opinion Research, Sexual Orientation Data, Transgender Statistics, U.S. Demographics|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBTQ Politics Asia Research and data: Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup WASHINGTON, D.C. — (February 16, 2026) — Newly released data from Gallup, researched and reported by senior scientist Jeffrey M. Jones, shows that 9% of U.S. adults identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or another non-heterosexual identity [...]