Is LGBTQ+ Identification Really in “Free Fall” Among Teenagers? The Data, Explained
The drop is largest among ninth-grade girls, who fell from 30% identifying as lesbian or bisexual in 2021 to 17% in 2025, Twenge said.
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After years of strong growth, statistics show a noticeable decline in self-identification as lesbian or bisexual among younger teenagers – especially girls in the lower grades. While LGBTQ+ rates among older generations and young adults had grown steadily over a longer period, the youngest cohort is showing the opposite trend for the first time (a kink upwards or downwards, as some researchers call it, depending on the perspective, which some de…
Is LGBTQ+ Identification Really in “Free Fall” Among Teenagers? The Data, Explained
Conservatives rejoiced this week after the Washington Post reported that 2025 data from the U.S. Centers by Disease Control and Prevention appears to indicate that LGBTQ+ identification among young teenagers has dropped over the past few years. But even in the Post’s own reporting, researchers suggest that the data — taken from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey — paints a more complicated picture.“The narrative around a decline in LGBT identi…
Teen Girls Are Shying Away From Lesbian, Bisexual Labels
Teen girls' self-identification as gay or bisexual isn't just slipping, it's plunging among the youngest high schoolers. Psychologist Jean Twenge's new look at CDC survey data finds that while rates for boys have stayed steady, ninth-grade girls are driving a sharp downturn: In 2021, 30% identified as lesbian or bisexual;...
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