Why more Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ than prior generations – USA TODAY
Gen Z has grown up amid the Supreme Court’s recognition of same-sex marriage and shifts in acceptance of LGBTQ identities. But for that to happen, previous generations paved the way.
For baby boomers, it was Stonewall. For many in Generation X, it was the AIDS crisis, and for millennials, it was the legalization of gay marriage.
Those battles over whether all Americans have equal rights, regardless of their sexual orientation, helped shape each of those generations. And experts say Generation Z, in which more than 20% of Americans identify as LGBTQ, are reaping the benefits of those fights.