PRIDE BY THE NUMBERS
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IT IS ESTIMATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 2.4 MILLION LGBT SENIORS LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES CURRENTLY.
Interesting facts, numbers and statistics shaping history and the LGBT community.
91% OF LGBT YOUTH ARE OUT TO THEIR CLOSEST FRIENDS.
AT LEAST 42 LGBT ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE 2016 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN RIO. A RECORD NUMBER OF OUT ATHLETES.
ABOUT 10 MILLION AMERICANS IDENTIFIED AS LGBT IN 2016. 6.2% OF THE POPULATION IN SAN FRANCISCO’S METRO AREA IDENTIFY AS LGBT, TOPPING THE LIST OF HIGHEST LGBT POPULATIONS.
IN 2016, MORE THAN 50 LGBT CHARACTERS WERE REPRESENTED IN DRAMATIC TELEVISION SERIES INCLUDING THIS IS US, STAR, AND WESTWORLD.
THE ORLANDO CITY SOCCER CLUB HONORED THE VICTIMS OF THE ORLANDO PULSE SHOOTING WITH 49 SPECIAL SEATS IN THE SHAPE OF A RAINBOW FLAG AT THE STADIUM. APPROXIMATELY 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER IN THE U.S. 16
LAVERNE COX IS THE FIRST TRANSGENDER ACTOR TO BECOME A SERIES REGULAR ON BROADCAST TELEVISION – IN DOUBT.