Quick Facts: LGBT Poverty Rates

The following are LGBT poverty facts collected from the 2000 census:

-Gay men are sometimes poorer and sometimes less poor than heterosexual men.

-Lesbian women across data sets are consistently poorer than their heterosexual counterparts.

-22 to 64 percent of transgender people reported earning less than $25,000 per year. (source: The Williams Institute)

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What Gays Need To Know About The 2010 Census