According to a survey, half of Z-generation teens are attracted only to the opposite sex. The survey of young people aged 18-23 found that 50% and 76% of people aged 41-54 are attracted only to the opposite sex.

The data, which was published by The Times , asked 1,127 people in the UK and 1,005 people in the US. Both countries yielded similar results.

Karen Blair, director of the Laboratory of Social Relations, Attitudes and Diversity at Trent University in Canada, said differences between age groups could represent an "increase in willingness and ability to sincerely accept who you are". 

"Every last generation is facing less and less external pressures to adapt to its sexuality."

Earlier this week, global analytics firm Gallup, which regularly conducts public opinion polls, reported that 5.6% of American adults (18+) now identify as LGBT, a figure that was 4.5% in 2017. In this poll it was also found that women are more likely to identify as LGBT than men.

The survey also found that more than 50% of these people were identified as bisexual. The company said a major reason for this increase is that young people are now more likely to consider themselves something other than "heterosexual". 

Alphonso David, president of the Campaign for Human Rights, tells ABC News that "young people feel more empowered to publicly seek their identity". 

"This survey confirms what we have known for a long time - that the LGBTQ community is strong and a growing force in the United States and around the world."

Recent polls support data published by the Pew Research Center last May, which found that the majority of young people accept the LGBT community and think that allowing marriages in that community is a good thing for society, unlike "baby boomers", where only 27% of them shared the same opinion as above.

Source: Unilad