

This is also significantly higher than the general population, of which 0.5% identifies as non-binary. The latest survey showed 3.1% of students identifying as non-binary and 1.8% identifying as genderqueer. In the 18-25 age bracket, this percentage is 19.7%.Ī separate survey was created in spring of 2022 polling students about their so-called gender identities.

These statistics are in stark contrast to the national average of LGBTQ+-identified individuals, which is only 7.2% of the adult population. In addition, 4.8% of students identified as “queer,” 2.4% identified as “pansexual,” 1.3% identified as “asexual,” and 5.9% identified as “questioning,” all of these categories having been created in spring of 2022. 7.63% identified as homosexual, 17.9% identified as bisexual, and 0.17% identified as “something else.” However, in 2023, only 59.9% of students identified as heterosexual. In 2010, 85.9% of students responding to the survey identified as heterosexual, 6.52% identified as homosexual, 5.8% identified as bisexual, and 1.73% identified as “something else.” The Herald holds semesterly surveys regarding LGBTQ+ identification. The survey, which compares data from polls between fall of 2010 and spring of 2023, was published in the Brown Daily Herald, Brown University’s student newspaper. A Brown University survey has shown that 38% of students at the school identify as something other than heterosexual.
