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Experimental statistics on sexual orientation in the UK in 2018 by region, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity and socio-economic classification.
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- The proportion of the UK population aged 16 years and over identifying as heterosexual or straight decreased from 95.3% in 2014 to 94.6% in 2018.
- The proportion identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) increased from 1.6% in 2014 to 2.3% in 2018.
- In 2018, there were an estimated 1.2 million people aged 16 years and over identifying...
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