How many lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) students exist in todays schools?
According to a 2004 national poll commissioned by GLSEN, approximately 5% of America’s high school students identify as lesbian or gay or roughly 3/4 million students nationwide. This percentage would translate to, on average, every classroom in America having at least one student who identifies as lesbian or gay and a majority of students in the classroom knowing at least one gay or lesbian person, whether it be a teacher, a classmate or a family member.
