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Our recent study examining religiosity among LGBT adults finds that 47% of LGBT people in the U.S.—an estimated 5.3 million adults—say that religion is important to them, attend religious services, or both. The demographic patterns observed in the general population are also seen in LGBT populations. For instance, among LGBT adults, middle-aged and older adults, Black adults, and those living in the South are most likely to be religious.
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In an article published in The Advocate last month, Brad Sears demonstrates how our research counters the misconception that LGBT people and religion are at odds."Positioning religious liberty and LGBT rights as inherently in conflict is a familiar stance that has animated federal policy under the Trump administration and guided decisions in a number of state courts and legislatures. But what this framing misses is that almost half of LGBT people in the U.S. are also people of faith."
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