.5% or so self identify in reality (and that has its own heavy caveats given what is happening to gen z atm), but the average perception is 5%, that's a 10x mismatch. On average. Believing 20 or 30% isn't that much more, particuarly if thats who you surround yourself with.
The media has massively distorted this perception even among normies, they are absolutely at the higher end given their circles and social contagion
https://news.gallup.com/poll/259571/americans-greatly-overestimate-gay-population.aspx
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10885319/British-public-overestimates-minority-groups-like-trans-gay-people-vegans-YouGov-poll-shows.html
.5% or so self identify in reality (and that has its own heavy caveats given what is happening to gen z atm), but the average perception is 5%, that's a 10x mismatch. On average. Believing 20 or 30% isn't that much more, particuarly if thats who you surround yourself with.