New Report Shows 1 Million African-Americans Are LGBTQ

According to a new study conducted by the Williams Institute, the number of African Americans who are LGBTQ is rising.

The study estimates that there are 1,018,700 gay African American adults in the U.S today. Eighty-four thousand African-Americans are in same-sex couple households, with 33.9% of couples raising children.

These couples tend to live in areas with a large number of African American population, as opposed to places with broad LGBTQ populations. Over 25% of Black, same-sex couples reside in Georgia, New York, Maryland and North Carolina.

Other finding show that 58% of the gay couples are women.

They have higher unemployment rates compared to heterosexual African-Americans-15% vs. 12%. Twenty-three percent of LBGTQ African-Americans have received a college degree or higher, compared to 26% for non-LBGTQ African-Americans. They’re also less likely to have insurance for both partners than in straight, Black couples, and report a lower median income than different sex unions $(25,000 vs. $26,700).

 

“LGBT African-American parents and their children evidence significant economic disadvantage and many live in states without LGBT anti-discrimination laws or marriage equality. Establishing these important legal protections could really help these families,” she said.

The report used data from the 2010 U.S. Census, a Gallup Data tracking survey, and the 2008-2010 American Community Survey.

Source : NewsOne