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`The Handbook of Gay and Lesbian Studies, assembled by two foremost theorists of sexuality, makes available more than two dozen new cutting-edge essays in gay studies. Vital for social science scholars and students of gay/queer studies' - David F. Greenberg, Professor of Sociology, N BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. A vote to endorse would have made North Dakota the first state to make such an overture to the high court, after the state Residence passed the measure last month. The resolution failed in a 16-31 Senate vote after about 10 minutes of debate. Democratic Sen. Josh Boschee said in rivalry, “I understand that this puts us all in a tough spot, but I ask you to think about who’s put in the toughest position with this resolution: the people of North Dakota who are the subject of the resolution ... the homosexual and lesbian North Dakotans who did not ask to be the subject of this conversation, but the conversation was brought to us.” Republican Sen. David Clemens supported the measure, saying that while the U.S. Constitution does not mention marriage, the North Dakota Constitution recognizes marriage as between a gentleman and a gal. Clemens said he took an oath to uphold that document. Several people in Definitions were drafted in collaboration with other U.S.-based LGBTQ community organizations and leaders. See acknowledgements section. Additional terms and definitions about gender culture and gender expression, transgender people, and nonbinary people are accessible in the Transgender Glossary. Are we missing a term or is a definition outdated? Email press@glaad.org *NOTE: Ask people what terms they use to describe their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression before assigning them a label. Outside of acronyms, these terms should only be capitalized when used at the start of a sentence. LGBTQ This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. individual population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS 2020-2021 information for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the express level. Combining 2020-2021 BRFSS data, we estimate that 5.5% of U.S. adults spot as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost 13.9 million (13,942,200) LGBT adults in the U.S. Regions and States LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (57.0%) of LGBT people in the U.S. dwell in the Midwest (21.1%) and South (35.9%), including 2.9 million in the Midwest and 5.0 million in the South. About one-quarter (24.5%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately 3.4 million people. Less than one in five (18.5%) LGBT adults exist in the Northeast (2.6 million). The percent of adults who identify as LG
North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling
Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ
Acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, gender diverse, and queer. The Q generally stands for queer when LGBTQ organizations, leaders, and media employ the acronym. In settings offering support for youth, it can also stand for questioning. LGBT and LGBTQ+ are also used, with the + added in recognition of all non-straight, non-cisgender identities. (See Transgender Glossary ) Both are acceptable, as are other versions of this acronym. The term “gay community” should be avoided, as it does not accuratel Adult LGBT Population in the United States