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The LGBT social contagion is in decline

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Faria, Z. (2026, October 2). The LGBT social contagion is in decline. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4749022/lgbt-social-contagion-decline/

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The article reports that there has been a decrease in young Americans identifying with nontraditional sexualities or gender identities, which comes as a surprise to LGBT activists who believed the increases were due to social influence rather than intrinsic changes. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey of high schoolers, there is a significant decline in "LGB" identification among ninth through twelfth graders, particularly noticeable among female high school freshmen where bisexual identification dropped from 26% in 2021 to 13% in 2025.

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The share of young Americans identifying with nontraditional sexualities or "gender identities" is decreasing, surprising LGBT activists who believed the increase was due to social influence. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, there has been a decline in self-identification as "LGB" among high school students from 9th through 12th grade. Notably, female high school freshmen identifying as bisexual dropped significantly from a peak of 26% in 2021 to 13% in 2025, indicating a substantial decrease.

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The share of young Americans who identify as having various nontraditional sexualities or “gender identities” is declining, an absolute shock for LGBT activists who did not understand that those increases were being driven by social contagion.

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The LGBT social contagion is in decline · assertive framing

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increases → identify → contagion

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Survey of high schoolers has recorded a drop in “LGB” identification among ninth through 12th graders. asserted

Survey → record → graders

That drop is driven by a sizable decline in the share of high school girls who identify as bisexual, including a decline from a peak of 26% in 2021 to 13% in 2025 among female high school freshmen. asserted

who → drive → freshmen