New Census On States Where LGBTQ Americans Live, Four States Top 1 Million Queer  0301145
Channel: Queer News Tonight
Date: 2022-03-01

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Glenda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz sang “come out, come out, wherever you are” to the oppressed class of Oz called the Munchkins. Well more than 80 years later UCLA School of Law Williams Institute replaces Glenda and says the same thing about where Queer People in America are, live, are coupled, have children, their health, their employment and so much more.  And the results of the Williams Institute survey may surprise you.  The biggest news is over where we live. Based on the 2022 Census estimates, four states have crossed more than 1 million LGBT people for the first time in history. What may also be a surprise is that the birthplace of Queer Culture and the Stonewall Riots of 1969 is not #1.  In fact, New York, is one of the four states with more than 1 million Queer people, but start spreading the news… New York is actually #4.  The news about where we live is also like the trend of the last 50 years in America.  We are moving.  Like the iconic singing group ‘The Village People’ told us… “Go West”, and we did.  We didn’t stay in a New York state of Mind as we followed other Sun Belt Southern states as we apparently prefer the song “Deep In The Heart Of Texas” and dance along with Will Smith’s song “Welcome To Miami”.  The top 5 states where Queer Americans live is #5 Pennsylvania with an estimated 524,964 LGBTQ. Illinois was extremely close to #5 but a higher percentage of LGBTQ live in Pennsylvania. #4 is New York with 1 million LGBTQ.  This is the largest number in 2022 in history but was outpaced by the big three.  #3 is Florida with 1,009,424 living in the Sunshine State. With three major Gay metroplexes of Tampa Bay, Orlando and of course South Florida. Estimates show more than 40% of all LGBTQ in Florida live in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County, This makes South Florida one of the largest and highest density gay communities in the world.  #2 is Texas with 1,189,200 queer people. Of the top 5 states however, Texas represents how difficult it could be for LGBTQ to live in Texas  as the state's 2022 general population is nearly 8 million more people than Florida but has only 180,000 more LGBTQ.  And of course, the Golden State appears to be golden for LGBTQ as #1 is California with 2,099,489 queer people living there. California has nearly as many LGBTQ as Texas and Florida combined and is the first time more than 2 million gay people are living in any American state. This makes California one of the highest density queer places on Earth. Want to see where your state ranks? Check out the Williams Institute website for lots of valuable details.

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