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Most LGBTQ+ people under 50 want to get married one day
A new survey has found that 59% of LGBTQ+ American adults under the age of 50 who have never been married want to get married someday. The percentage is close to that found for non-LGBTQ+ people (63%). Only 12% of LGBTQ+ adults said they didnt want to get married one day, with another 28% saying they werent sure. Related More Americans than ever identify as LGBTQ+ The finding comes from the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 3,959 LGBTQ+ Americans this past January, as well as 4,716 non-LGBTQ+ Americans for comparison. Pew found that younger LGBTQ+ adults were more likely to want to get married one day. Sixty-seven percent of LGBTQ+ people ages 18 to 29 who were never married said they wanted to get married someday, while 48% of those ages 30 to 49 said the same. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today This is similar to what was found for non-LGBTQ+ adults; those ages 18 to 29 were 24 percentage points more likely to want to get married someday compared to those who were 30 to 49. This might be a result of the sample changing with age people who want to get married someday and who do get married will no longer be a part of the never been married group that Pew was surveying, while people who dont want to get married who dont will still be a part of that group.Pew also asked married adults under the age of 50 who never had children if they wanted kids someday. LGBTQ+ adults (33%) were far less likely to say that they did compared to non-LGBTQ+ adults (47%). And, just like with marriage, those who were ages 30 to 49 were less likely to say they wanted kids compared to those who were ages 18 to 30. The results come as part of a larger examination of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. by the Pew Research Center this year. Results released in May from the same survey found that 36% of gay and lesbian adults said that they felt they were gay or lesbian before the age of 10, and 35% first felt they were gay or lesbian between ages 10 and 13. Only 29% had their first feelings about their sexuality after the age of 14.Approximately 33% of trans people felt they might be transgender before age 10, and 25% felt the same way between ages 10 to 13. Only 19% had their first feelings about being transgender after the age of 18.Bisexual people tended to know the latest, but even a majority of bisexual people said that they had their first thoughts about being queer before age 18. Half 50% had their first feelings of being bisexual before age 14.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.
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