Hot off the press: Data and supporting information about sexual orientation and gender identity from Census 2021 in England and Wales.
Gender, where different to AGAB:
- 48,000 (0.10%) identified as a trans man
- 48,000 (0.10%) identified as a trans woman
- 30,000 (0.06%) identified as non-binary
- 18,000 (0.04%) wrote in a different gender identity
Sexuality, where non-het:
- 748,000 (1.5%), described themselves as gay or lesbian
- 624,000 (1.3%) described themselves as bisexual
- 165,000 (0.3%) selected “Other sexual orientation”, which were mostly:
- pansexual (112,000, 0.23%)
- asexual (28,000, 0.06%)
- queer (15,000, 0.03%)
Loads of tables by geographical region, e.g., LA.
Suggested citation: Fugard, A. (2023, January 6). Sexual orientation and gender identity: Census 2021 in England and Wales [blog post]. https://andifugard.info/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-census-2021-in-england-and-wales/
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