CDC Data Shows Sharp Drop In Girls Identifying As Bisexual, Especially Among Freshmen
Analysts said the decline is steepest among younger teens, while older students show relative stability in the CDC survey.
- Younger U.S. high school students report lower rates of LGB identification in the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey , according to a new analysis of federal data.
- Unlike the 2023 report, the 2025 publication leaves out national sexual identity findings, though the CDC makes underlying YRBS datasets available for independent examination.
- Psychologist Jean Twenge wrote that LGB identification 'plummeted among younger teens in 2025,' also noting a decline in sexual activity among sexually active teens.
- University of Buckingham professor Eric Kaufmann rejects the idea that teenagers have become more conservative, noting trends are 'very different depending on age' with older teens showing stability.
- The 2025 report also shows improved mental health metrics, with the proportion of students reporting persistent sadness or hopelessness falling to 33 per cent from 40 per cent in 2023.
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CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATORS CELEBRATE AS LGBT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS REPORTEDLY DECLINE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
A Washington Examiner column claiming the 'LGBT social contagion' is in decline has drawn reaction from conservative commentators online, though the underlying data has not been independently verified by Next News Network.
The Decline of Bisexuality – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
Large numbers of young Americans identify as LGBTQ, but there are signs that this number could trend downward in the near term, as both high school and college students are identifying as LGBTQ in fewer numbers. Identification is falling fastest when it comes to bisexuality, the most common sexual identity. Gallup found last year that a full 23 percent of young Americans ages 18 to 28 identify as LGBTQ. When it comes to women, 31.4 percent ident…
The LGBT social contagion is in decline
The share of young Americans who identify as having various nontraditional sexualities or “gender identities” is declining, an absolute shock for LGBT activists who did not understand that those increases were being driven by social contagion. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Survey of high schoolers has recorded a drop in “LGB” […]
New CDC Report: Teen Sexual LGB Identity Drops Dramatically
San Diego State University social psychologist Jean Twenge has been tracking how trans ideology is losing it’s incredible fast-rising grip on teens, reported here and here. She added to her research conclusions recently, looking specifically at sexual identity and behavior and American highschoolers. Her findings are certainly worth digging into. She explains, in her headline, […]
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