Link Deb Price of the Detroit News, who writes a weekly column on gay issues, reported that 4.1% of adults identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual in government surveys. With 300 million Americans, this implies around 12 million gay persons in the US, although many straights be reluctant to count any children in that number. Some good news in that number is that it seems more people are willing to stand up and be counted even to the government.
Another interesting statistic -- and personally heartening, since I agree with the new majority -- is that in a NYTimes poll 53% of people now believe being gay cannot be changed versus 34% who believe it can. I guess the missing 13% don't know or don't care.
One other number from the same poll for those ready for more good news: only 37% of people say homosexual relations are wrong and a combined 61% say it's either okay or don't care. Not a stellar statistic, but a near reversal from 13 years ago according to Price.
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