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Title: LGBT Adult Immigrants in the United States

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Publication Year: 2021

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Abstract: In the United States, little information is available about the number or characteristics of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) immigrants. Using data from the Pew Research Center, the 2017 Gallup Daily Tracking survey, and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, this report estimates the number of LGBT-identified undocumented and documented adult immigrants and foreign-born residents who are part of a same-sex couple. It also describes some of their demographic characteristics. This report updates a 2013 Williams Institute report.1 LGBT foreign-born adults in the United States by documentation status Overall, there are an estimated 1,274,500 LGBT foreign-born adults in the U.S., including 289,700 (22.7%) who are undocumented and 984,800 (77.3%) who are documented. In the U.S., about 128,500 same-sex couples include at least one foreign-born partner/spouse. Approximately 94,400 of these couples are binational, meaning that one partner/spouse is a nativeborn U.S. citizen and the other is either a naturalized citizen or a non-citizen.

Url: https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Adult-LGBT-Immigrants-Feb-2021.pdf

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Authors: Goldberg, Shoshana K; Conron, Kerith J

Publisher: Williams Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity, Reproductive and Sexual Health

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