Generation Z
Why do so many Gen Zers identify as LGBTQ? Because of the sacrifices of prior generations, experts say
Gen Z has grown up amid the Supreme Court's recognition of same-sex marriage and shifts in acceptance of LGBTQ identities. But for that to happen, previous generations paved the way.
Amanda Pérez Pintado
USA TODAY
June 8, 2022Updated June 9, 2022, 10:18 a.m. ET
For baby boomers, it was Stonewall. For many in Generation X, it was the AIDS crisis, and for millennials, it was the legalization of gay marriage.