Thursday, October 17, 2013

Over 1 Million Black Adults in the U.S. Identify as LGBT


Interesting news.

According to The Williams Institute, an estimated 1,018,700 (or 3.7 percent) of Black American consider themselves lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), and 34% are raising children.
Some more info:

  • The estimated 84,000 Black Americans live in areas where there are higher proportions of Black Americans. 
  • Most Black gay couples live in Georgia, New York, North Carolina, and Maryland.
  • Overall, Black LGBT have higher unemployment rates and are less likely to have a college degree when compared to their non-LGBT counterparts.
  • Black LGBT couples are also less likely than their different-sex counterparts to have health insurance coverage for both partners.
Read the full report here

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