jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoLawmakers want to know why there are fewer LGBTQ+ homeowners than straight: 'Concerning disparities'www.advocate.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1107
arrow-up1107external-linkLawmakers want to know why there are fewer LGBTQ+ homeowners than straight: 'Concerning disparities'www.advocate.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agoRTFA. They accounted for that. This is about rates of homeownership.
minus-squareNoxy@yiffit.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoThe article makes it clear that it’s proportional, not absolute. But what do I know, I’m just a “minority biological abnormality” apparently
minus-squareCarbonIceDragon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agobad title, the actual article is talking about the percentage of each that own homes, not expecting half of all homes to be owned by LGBTQ people
minus-squareSTUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoJust wanted to inform you that your vocabulary is flawed. Homosexuality is a minority, not an abnormality. Homosexuality is completely normal among pretty most intelligent mammals on this planet.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoparagraph 4 in the article states how they corrected for this.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoIt’s actually lower than 10%. I had always commonly heard 10% and was shocked to learn that it’s more like 4.5%. https://news.gallup.com/poll/259571/americans-greatly-overestimate-gay-population.aspx
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RTFA. They accounted for that. This is about rates of homeownership.
The article makes it clear that it’s proportional, not absolute.
But what do I know, I’m just a “minority biological abnormality” apparently
bad title, the actual article is talking about the percentage of each that own homes, not expecting half of all homes to be owned by LGBTQ people
Just wanted to inform you that your vocabulary is flawed. Homosexuality is a minority, not an abnormality. Homosexuality is completely normal among pretty most intelligent mammals on this planet.
paragraph 4 in the article states how they corrected for this.
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It’s actually lower than 10%. I had always commonly heard 10% and was shocked to learn that it’s more like 4.5%.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/259571/americans-greatly-overestimate-gay-population.aspx