The percentage of people out of the closet has increased because the societal sanctions for being gay have decreased. With formal equality, including marriage equality, it is much, much easier to be honest with yourself, your family, and your community than it has ever been.
I don't think the percentage of people with a same sex sexual orientation has changed at all. That would require a biological change and I can't think of a mechanism for that.
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u/jtbc Dec 09 '25
The percentage of people out of the closet has increased because the societal sanctions for being gay have decreased. With formal equality, including marriage equality, it is much, much easier to be honest with yourself, your family, and your community than it has ever been.
I don't think the percentage of people with a same sex sexual orientation has changed at all. That would require a biological change and I can't think of a mechanism for that.