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A new study by the Trevor Project found 26% of queer members of Gen Z are nonbinary, and another 20% are questioning their gender identity.
The study, which uses data collected from 35,000 LGBTQ+ youth ages 13-24, found more queer youth are gender variant and use different pronouns than the ones they were assigned at birth than ever before.
Nonbinary is an umbrella term that encompasses all genders that fall outside of the traditional categories of "man" and "woman." Nonbinary people's gender may fall somewhere else on the gender spectrum or outside of it entirely.
Youth who responded to the survey used a variety of terms to describe their nonbinary gender identities such as genderqueer , gender fluid , androgynous , and gender non-conforming.
Many nonbinary people use they/them pronouns rather than she or he. Others use neopronouns, or less common pronouns, like ze or xir. Some use rolling pronouns , or multiple pronouns at once like they/she or he/they.
The study found 33% of nonbinary youth use they/them pronouns exclusively, 20% use she/they, 16% use he/they, and 21% use additional combinations. Less than 6% of nonbinary people exclusively use he/him or she/her.
A 2021 Gallup poll published earlier this year found Gen Z is the queerest generation yet , with 5.6% of people ages 18-24 falling under the LGBTQ+ umbrella.
"These findings emphasize the need for policies that affirm nonbinary youth in their identities, such as respecting their pronouns and allowing them to change their name and gender marker on legal documents like driver's licenses and birth certificates," Jonah DeChants, research scientist for The Trevor Project, wrote in a statement.
While nonbinary people are not cisgender – people who identify with the gender they were assigned at birth – not all nonbinary people identify as transgender. The study found that only 50% of youth who are nonbinary are also transgender.
Many nonbinary people are transgender, however, DeChants said it's important to understand the two identities are distinct ones that occasionally overlap.
"Young people are using a variety of language to describe the nuances of their gender identity outside of the binary construction of gender," DeChants wrote.
"These data emphasize that, while there is certainly an overlap, youth understand 'transgender' and 'nonbinary' as distinct identity terms — and you cannot assume one's identity simply based on the pronouns they use."

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A close examination of detailed age data released by the Census Bureau last month reveals a startling fact: More than half of the nation’s total population are now members of the millennial generation or younger. The data shows that the combined millennial, Gen Z, and younger generations numbered 166 million as of July 2019, or 50.7% of the nation’s population—larger than 162 million Americans associated with the combined Gen X, baby boomer, and older cohorts.
To many Americans—especially baby boomers themselves—this news may come as a shock. For them, the term “millennial” has been associated with a youthful, often negative , vibe in terms of habits, ideology, and politics. Now, the oldest millennial is 39, and with their numbers exceeding those of baby boomers, the millennial generation is poised to take over influential roles in business and government.
But the current political environment suggests this takeover could be contentious. Millennials and their juniors (Gen Z and younger) are more racially diverse than those that preceded them, with nearly half identifying as a racial or ethnic minority. Social, economic, and political fissures between millennials and older, whiter generations are well known; there is no question that in his screeds against illegal immigrants, voter fraud, political correctness, and the like, President Trump has preyed on the fears of older whites about the nation’s changing racial demography—a strategy he continues to follow.
The current demographic shift, however, may work against that strategy—not only because of the changing numbers, but also due to a new coalescence around recent events that could increase these younger generations’ political clout. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic will most negatively impact the economic prospects of younger generations, who are bearing the brunt of outsized job losses, evictions, and—among Gen Z—disruptions in education. For older millennials, this is the second stage of a double economic whammy, as many of them never fully recovered from the 2007 to 2009 Great Recession. As millennials and younger generations find themselves at the center of the pandemic’s economic storm, they are poised to fight for a bigger say in how the nation recovers.
The second reason for greater coalescence among these generations comes from their increased awareness and activism against systemic racism, stemming from the murder of George Floyd in May. Even in the face of a dangerous pandemic, this brutal event prompted millions of young people from all racial groups to protest against not just the racist aspects of the criminal justice system, but the many dimensions of structural racism that have kept Black Americans from achieving the education, jobs, housing, and wealth that whites have long enjoyed. The fact that nearly two-fifths of millennials and Gen Z are Black and brown makes these issues deeply personal for them. The broad coalition of all races—including whites—in this movement suggests a joining of disparate interests toward making fundamental changes in racial justice.
Surveys undertaken even before these recent developments show that millennials and Gen Z differ from older generations on issues such as immigration reform, criminal justice, environmental protection, the role of government, and the importance of diversity. It is likely that the pandemic and recent activism will further galvanize this generation to promote an array of progressive causes.
President Trump’s recent messaging—attacking protests with “law and order” rants about crime, retweeting a video promoting white power, and celebrating Confederate monuments—is clearly intended to solidify support from his base to counter the movement now underway.
In light of this, the question remains: Can the new activism among millennials and Gen Z translate into the political support necessary to elect progressive and Democratic candidates in November? These two generations now comprise a greater share of the eligible voting population (37%) than has ever been the case. It’s about the same share of eligible voters as baby boomers and their elders—generations that voted for Trump in 2016 and for Republican candidates against President Obama.
Bear in mind that younger voters tend to have lower turnout rates than older voters. In 2016, just 51% of eligible voters under age 40 turned out, compared with 70% of those over age 55. But given the strong Democratic support shown in previous presidential elections among Black voters and, to a lesser extent, Latino or Hispanic and Asian American voters, the new energy of this racially diverse generation could propel greater turnout and advance their clout. Moreover, this time, nonwhites comprise over half of millennial and Gen Z voters in nine states, including the swing states of Arizona and Florida as well as potential swing states of Georgia and Texas.
This trend may find some headwinds due to the fact that increasing numbers of all residents (including whites without a college degree) disapprove of Trump’s handling of the pandemic, while a majority of all whites have shown support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
If the nation’s most racially diverse generations—which now comprise more than half of the population—can spearhead a movement that engages their older peers and parents, it would send a strong signal that the country is changing in important ways. Projections show that by 2030, millennials and their juniors will make up more than half not just the population, but of all eligible voters. With America’s youth already leading the charge against systemic racism and economic injustice, we can hope that it won’t take another decade before vital change comes to the nation.

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Coming as no surprise considering the current state of the major political parties, a recent Gallup poll showed that Millennials and Gen Z Americans are remaining politically “Independent” and free of any party affiliation. In fact, more of these young Americans identify as Independent than as Republican and Democrat combined.
The poll found that 52 percent of both Gen Z and Millennials identify as Independent. And 21 percent of Millennials identify as Republican, while 27 percent picked Democrat. Only 17 percent of Gen Z identifies as Republican and 31 percent as Democrat.
“Historically, Americans have had weak attachments to the two major U.S. political parties in young adulthood, but as they get older, they usually became more likely to identify as a Republican or a Democrat,” Gallup said. “That historical pattern, evident in the Silent and baby boom generations, appears to be changing. Generation X and millennials, who are now middle aged or approaching it, have maintained or even expanded their identification as political independents in recent decades.”
Older Americans lean less Independent and more Republican.
“Currently, 44 percent of Generation X identifies as political independents, which is unchanged from three decades ago, when the first part of the generation was entering adulthood,” Gallup said. “The majority of millennials, 52 percent, are independent, and that percentage has increased by five percentage points in each of the past two decades. Meanwhile, Gallup data show far lower, and declining, proportions of independents among the Silent Generation (now 26 percent) and baby boomers (now 33 percent), consistent with the historical pattern.”
(The Gallup poll results are based on aggregated data from 2022 Gallup surveys to date, encompassing more than 6,000 interviews with U.S. adults and at least 500 in each generation.)
But are these Gen Z and Millennial Independents who claim no association to a party truly independent? A 2019 Pew Research Center report took a detailed look at Independent Americans. The report illustrated that independents have lower levels of political participation and are demographically different from those who affiliate with a party — and that their views are often as divided as those of self-identified partisans.
The Pew Research Center report found these six interesting facts about political Independents:
With the results of the Gallop Poll and the Pew Research Center report, Gen Z and Millennial Americans are making the political world less predictable and potentially forcing the two major political parties to rethink their platforms or go the way of the Whig Party .
The trends found in this recent poll do highlight the desire of many of these young Americans to not be associated with any party. That would have made George Washington happy, as he believed political parties would divide and destroy the nation. And that’s definitely where we find ourselves with the current vitriol and division between Republicans and Democrats today.
Then you have people’s life’s journeys and circumstances that influence their party affiliation and voting choices. Some might say the popular maxim often attributed to Sir Winston Churchill rings true in this case: “Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over thirty who is not a conservative has no brains.”
The fact that a growing number of these young Americans are choosing to stay away from any party affiliation will definitely change the face of politics, including how to run successful campaigns and election advertising. The young people of America are the nation’s next leaders, and will have a growing impact on this nation’s future. One can only hope that they return to our Founders’ vision of a free republic and subscribe to the tenets of the U. S. Constitution.
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