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05-12-2023, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Bingo.
My granddaughter, who lands somewhere between "millennial" and "gen z" (more toward millennial) just shakes her head when she hears or reads these types of discussions. According to her at least 90%, probably more, of the people in those two age groups who "identify" as LGBTQ do so precisely for the attention. This, I think, is borne out when one compares the numbers in the graph to the Gen X and the Boomers. Subtract the LG from the set of initials, the incidence of which without knowing the precise numbers would seem to be close to the incidence of gays and lesbians in the population overall, and you're left with the BTQ. And given that, it begs the question, just why are there so MANY BTQ people in the Gen x - millennial group?
The only answer that makes sense (unless one leans toward the "epidemic" mindset) is the attention that making the claim gets one.
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Probably because being gay/lesbian/bi is no longer seen as unnatural.
And "transgender" is very complicated when you start digging into it.
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