7. The most widely accepted statistic is that 1 in ever 10 individuals is LGBT; however some research estimates 1 in 20.
8. This all depends on one's definition of gay (which may vary by study) and the participants willingness to identify as gay, bi, lesbian or transgender.
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10. Gary J. Gates, a Senior Research Fellow at The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, says:
13. If you mean people who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual in a survey, then the answer is that it's likely not one in ten, but closer to one in twenty.