If you take even a quick scroll through its content, you realize that sexist, homophobic, transphobic, and other awful ideas still exist in modern communities. “Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?” the moderators of the online group ask on its front page. These posts serve as a poignant reminder of the ongoing need to tackle social prejudices. More specifically, some 17% of adults younger than 30 identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, compared with 8% of those ages 30 to 49, 5% of those 50 to 64, and 2% of those 65 and older. Similar shares of men and women identify with any of these terms, as do similar shares of adults across racial and ethnic groups. While that sounds like a relatively small share of the population, more than four in ten U.S. adults (44%) say they personally know someone who is trans, and 20% know someone who is nonbinary.
More than 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ adults reported facing some kind of discrimination in the year prior to when they took the survey;Half of LGBTQ+ adults reported experiencing some form of workplace discrimination or harassment during the same timeframe because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status;
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