Figures from 2021 census find more than half of LGB+ people are aged between 16 and 34
Young people’s openness with sexuality has been revealed in unprecedented census data showing people aged 16 to 24 are more than twice as likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another minority sexual orientation (LGB+) than the overall population.
In Brighton and Hove, one of Britain’s longtime gay capitals, just under one in six 16- to 24-year-olds identify with a sexual identity other than straight – well over twice the England and Wales average of 6.9% for that age group. The figures come from the 2021 census exploring the age profile of England and Wales’ 1.5 million LGB+ people.
