KEY POINTS
Among U.S adults under 50 who've not yet married, a majority of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ individuals plan to marry.
Among adults under 50 who were married, 46% of LGBTQ adults desire to remarry compared to 25% non-LGBTQ adults.
A recent report found increased marriage rates, reduced divorce rates, and more children being raised in two-parent homes.
Most U.S. adults under 50 who have never married say they hope to do so at some point, according to a new brief from Pew Research Center.
That includes nearly 6 in 10 LGBTQ adults who’ve never married, and 63% of non-LGBTQ adults in that age range who are also single. But marriage doesn’t necessarily translate to a desire to have children. Just one-third of the LGBTQ adults in the survey who are childless say they hope to have child