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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly Inequality reporter

‘Generational change’: why more young Australians are identifying as LGBTQ+

Pride flag
Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows a huge difference between generations, with 2.9% of Australians aged between 45 and 54 identifying as LGBTQ+, and 1.4% of people 75 and over. Photograph: John Fordham/Getty Images

Damien Nguyen is 22, out, loud and proud – in every sense.

Nguyen, who uses he/they pronouns, sits on the Mardi Gras board and helps run the activist group Pride in Protest.

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