
Julia Stoll
Research expert covering TV and video media

Detailed statistics
Share of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ 2012-2024

Detailed statistics
Share of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ 2024, by identity

Detailed statistics
U.S. self-identified sexual orientation and gender identity 2023, by generation

Share of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ 2012-2024
Share of Americans who identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in the United States from 2012 to 2024

LGBTQ+ identification in the U.S. 2012-2024, by generation
Share of respondents who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in the United States from 2012 to 2024, by generation

Share of Americans who identify as LGBTQ+ 2024, by identity
Share of Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than heterosexual in the United States in 2024, by identity

Public opinion on diversity in movies/TV in the U.S. 2024, by ethnicity
Perception of diversity in entertainment, TV, and movies adults watch in the United States as of August 2024, by ethnicity

Media reach among LGBTQ consumers in the U.S. 2023
Media interactions among LGBTQ consumers in the United States as of June 2023

Media use among LGBTQ consumers in the U.S. 2023, by age group
Media reach among LGBTQ consumers in the U.S. 2023, by age group

Change in LGBTQ media use among LGBTQ consumers in the U.S. 2023
Change in LGBTQ media use among LGBTQ consumers in the United States as of June 2023

Key metrics on podcast listening among LGBT consumers in the U.S. 2024
Key figures on podcast consumption among LGBT consumers in the United States in 1st quarter 2024

LGBTQ characters on broadcast networks in the U.S. 2024
Share of characters that are LGBTQ in TV series in the United States in the 2023-2024 season, by network

LGBTQ characters on broadcast networks in the U.S. 2024, by sexual orientation
Distribution of LGBTQ characters on broadcast networks in the 2023-24 season, by sexual orientation

LGBTQ characters on cable networks in the U.S. 2024, by sexual orientation
Distribution of LGBTQ characters in primetime programming on cable networks in the 2023-2024 season, by sexual orientation

LGBTQ characters included by streaming providers in the U.S. 2025
Number of LGBTQ characters in TV series by selected streaming services in the United States in the 2024-2025 season

LGBTQ characters on streaming networks in the U.S. 2025, by sexual orientation
Distribution of LGBTQ characters on streaming content providers in the United States in the 2024-2025 season, by sexual orientation

Share of movies released by major studios with LGBTQ characters in the U.S. 2023
Share of movies with LGBTQ characters released by the seven major studios in the United States in 2023

Share of LGBTQ-inclusive movies released in the U.S. 2023, by network
Share of LGBTQ-inclusive movies released in the United States in 2023, by network

Identity of LGBTQ characters in LGBTQ-inclusive movies in the U.S. 2023
Identity of LGBTQ characters in LGBTQ-inclusive movies released in the United States in 2023

U.S. LGBTQ+ adults social media usage frequency to connect with community 2024
Frequency of LGBTQ+ adults using social platforms to connect with their communities in the United States as of April 2024

U.S. transgender adults social media usage frequency to connect with communities 2024
Frequency of transgender adults using social platforms to connect with the LGBTQ+ community in the United States as of April 2024

U.S. LGBTQ+ adults experiencing anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation online 2024
Share of LGBTQ+ adults who have seen anti-LGBTQ+ misinformation on digital and social platforms in the United States as of April 2024

U.S. LGBTQ+ adults experiencing online hate 2024
Share of LGBTQ+ adults who have experienced anti-LGBTQ+ hate on digital and social platforms in the United States as of April 2024

U.S. LGBTQ+ adults on impact of online spaces on their identity 2024
Share of LGBTQ+ adults who say online spaces have had a significant impact on discovering or learning about their identity in the United States as of April 2024

U.S. adults on online harassment and severe harassment 2022, by identity group
Share of adults in the United States who have ever experienced online harassment and severe harassment as of February 2022, by identity group

LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ consumers' approval of brands taking stances in the U.S. 2024
Percentage of LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ consumers believing businesses should take public stance on current events in the United States as of 2024

Appeal of brands promoting and celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride month in the U.S. 2026
Percentage of adults more likely to purchase something from a company that promotes and celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride month in the United States as of February 2026

Consumer opinion on advertisers' duty to give visibility for LGBTQs in the U.S. 2023
Percentage of consumers thinking advertisers have a responsibility to give visibility within their content for LGBTQ people in the United States as of June 2023

Share of consumers comfortable seeing LGBTQ people in ads in the U.S. 2023
Percentage of consumers comfortable seeing LGBTQ people in advertisements in the United States as of June 2023

Consumer opinion on LGBTQs in ads being clear enough in the U.S. 2023, by generation
Percentage of consumers saying LGBTQ representation in advertising was explicit enough to be recognized in the United States as of June 2023, by generation

How consumers expected brands to include LGBTQ representation in ads in the U.S. 2023
Conditions brands needed to meet when including LGBTQ representation in advertising according to consumers in the United States as of June 2023
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