Young American teenagers are less likely to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual than they were a few years ago, according to a new analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reported by the Washington Post and summarized by Political Wire. The share of ninth graders who identify as gay or bisexual dropped from 17% to 11% between 2023 and 2025, according to LGBTQ Nation, citing the CDC’s biennial National Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The psychologist Jean Twenge, who conducted the analysis, described the trend as a “free fall,” according to the Washington Post.
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