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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jemma Crew

‘Historic step’ as census data on LGBT+ populations published for first time

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More than a quarter of a million people in England and Wales have a different gender identity from their sex registered at birth, according to census data which includes LGBT+ population estimates for the first time.

Some 1.5 million people England and Wales identified with an LGB+ sexual orientation in the 2021 census – 3.2% of those aged 16 and over, figures show.

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