More than any other adult age group, 5% of Americans aged 18 to 29 identify as trans or non-binary, according to a new survey.

A person holds a transgender pride flag as people gather on Christopher Street outside the Stonewall Inn for a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York, June 28, 2019.

A person is holding a pride flag as people gather on Christopher Street.

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3% of respondents said they are non-binary and 2% said they are trans.

It is higher than the 0.6% of respondents who said they are trans and the 1% who said they are non-binary.

Some people in the 30 to 45 age group say they are trans or non-binary.

The number of people who know someone who is trans or non-binary has gone up in the last year.

A total of 10,000 people were surveyed.

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According to a Gallup survey, 5.6% of U.S. adults are identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer in 2020. The members of Generation Z who were born between 1997 and 2002 identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer. Most of the respondents in this age group are bisexual.

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The survey was released during Pride month and comes at a time when the community is being targeted by politicians. The governor of Texas called for investigations into parents whose children receive gender-affirming care. The "Don't Say Gay" bill was signed into law by the governor of Florida. Many of the books that were banned or challenged last year had lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LPL) content.

Texas Gov. Abbott's campaign called the rule of child abuse a political winner.

The Don't Say Gay bill was signed into law by the governor.

There were unprecedented book ban attempts in 2021.