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As of 2021, according to the Human Rights Campaign, there are at least 20 Million Adult Americans who identify with the LGBTQIA+ Community.Â
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In 2020, the percentage of Americans who identified as a member of the pride community was 5.6%, yet in 2021, 7.1% of Americans identified as community members. With such a large and growing amount of people who are comfortable being truthful about their sexual identities, there are of course still minds, hearts, and perspectives to educate for change.
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As of 2022, the PEW Research Center reported, 58% of the rainbow community were subjected to discriminatory slurs or jokes, 39% reported being rejected by a family member because of their sexual orientation, and 30% revealed that they had been threatened or physically attacked.Â
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“I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.”
-Langston Hughes