text: what is the estimated percentage of people who are gay in the world? what about the us? i know there's the 1/10 answer, but i've heard that's been shown incorrect currently... oh, and if anyone has an answer, if you could also tell me where you learned this, so i can verify, that would be wonderful! “1.51% of the total u.s. population identifies themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual, or 4.3 total million americans. these numbers are based on figures provided by a broad-based coalition of gay rights organizations and homosexual advocacy groups.”  see references below: