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The number of Americans identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer has continued to rise over the last several years, according to a poll from Gallup<\/a>.<\/p>\n 7.6% of American adults now consider themselves LGBTQ, up from 5.6% four years ago.<\/p>\n In 2012, the number of U.S. adults identifying as LGTQ was 3.5%.<\/p>\n The telephone survey drew from more than 12,000 Americans and asked if they identified as \u201cheterosexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something else.\u201d<\/p>\n Much of the LGBTQ identification comes through generational shifts, according to the survey, as Gen Z and Millennials are \u201cfar more likely\u201d than older generations to consider themselves LGBTQ.<\/p>\n Gallup noted that \u201ceach younger generation is about twice as likely as the generation that preceded it to identify as LGBTQ+,\u201d with \u201cmore than one in five Gen Z adults\u201d identifying as LGBTQ.<\/p>\n \u201cThe percentage drops to less than 5% of Generation X, 2% of baby boomers and 1% of the Silent Generation,\u201d Gallup reported.<\/p>\n Bisexuality is the most common LGBTQ identification among Gen Z, followed by being lesbian, transgender, and gay.<\/p>\n \u201cThe percentage of U.S. adults who consider themselves something other than heterosexual has more than doubled since Gallup first asked about sexual orientation and transgender identity in 2012. These changes have been led by younger Americans, with about one in 10 millennials and one in five Gen Z adults having an LGBTQ+ status,\u201d Gallup wrote. \u201cThe generational differences and trends point to higher rates of LGBTQ+ identification, nationally, in the future. If current trends continue, it is likely that the proportion of LGBTQ+ identifiers will exceed 10% of U.S. adults at some point within the next three decades.\u201d<\/p>\n