Nearly 40% Of Brown University Students Identify As LGBTQ+, New Poll Finds

The Brown Daily Herald‘s Pride Month poll for the Spring 2023 semester found that 38% of students at Brown University do not identify as heterosexual. According to a 2022 Gallup poll measuring LGBTQ+ identification, this number is approximately five times the national percentage for adults. For individuals aged 18 to 25, Brown's rate was approximately double. Although this is similar to other polls that show evidence for increased LGBTQ+ identification nationwide, the jump is especially significant at Brown. The poll was conducted most semesters since Spring 2016 as well as one performed in Fa…

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