What is African-American LGBT community?
{{African American topics sidebar}} The African-American LGBT community, otherwise referred to as the Black LGBT community, is part of the overall [[LGBT]] culture and overall [[African Americans|African-American]] culture. LGBT African Americans experience discrimination from both their race and sexuality/LGBT background.<ref>[https://www.americanprogress.org/article/black-lgbtq-individuals-experience-heightened-levels-discrimination/ 2020 Survey Results Highlight Disparities in the Workplace, in Police Interactions, and in Mental and Physical Health]</ref> African Americans are more likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender than any other racial and ethnic group in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.washingtoninformer.com/blacks-are-more-likely-to-identify-as-gay-than-any-other-group/|title= Blacks Are More Likely to Identify as Gay Than Any Other Group}}</ref> 1.2 million blacks belong to the LGBT community.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/black-lgbt-adults-press-release/|title= 1.2 million Black LGBT adults live in the US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{African American topics}} [[Category:LGBT African-Americans]] {{US-stub}}