Number of young people in the UK identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual doubles in 5 years

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The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new figures which show the number of people in the UK who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual has more than doubled in the space of five years.

As of 2023, one in ten (10.4%) people aged between 16-24 in the UK said they identify as LGB, which is a significant increase from just 4.4% in 2018.

This increase is driven by a particular increase in young people identifying as bisexual, from 2.8% in 2018 to 7.5% in 2023. Within this demographic, women are driving the increase with 9.2% of women aged 16-24 identifying as bisexual versus 5.9% of young men.

The proportion of all adults identifying as LGB has also seen a significant increase, up

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