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Being a teenager is one of the most awkward times in your life. You are figuring out who you are, what you believe, and what your place in the world really is. But in the middle of all of that, some teens are coming to grips with their sexuality. However, a new study shows that the number of teens who do have to come to terms with the fact that they might be a bit different from their peers is changing, and it's encouraging.
There are some new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fewer American teenagers are identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB). The most interesting part of this is the fact that much of this new data is being driven by young women. The CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey of American ninth through 12th graders from 2025 showed a decline in teens identifying as LGB across each of those grades compared with the prior two years. San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge broke down some of the points of the survey.
High school seniors aged 17 to 18 had the highest numbers of LGB identification in all four grades at 16 percent, two percentage points below the number of seniors surveyed in 2023. In fact, each grade level had a lower percentage of those identifying as LGB in 2025 than in 2023. The numbers among 9th graders aged 14 to 15 had the lowest number of LGB identifications and the highest drop. In 2023, 17 percent of those 9th graders identified as LGB; in 2025, it was down to 11 percent.
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