Teen girls identifying as lesbian or bisexual plummet in stunning reversal, new data shows
Summary
CDC data cited by The Washington Post indicate that the share of ninth-grade girls identifying as lesbian or bisexual fell from 30% in 2021 to 17% in 2025, with bisexual identification declining from 26% to 13%. Older girls remain above pre-pandemic levels, while boys’ reported rates have changed little. Researchers have not established why the shift occurred, and the data do not support claims that it resulted from changes in presidential administrations or federal programs. Experts caution that one report is insufficient to confirm a lasting trend.
Watchmen Signals
Biblical Context
The reported figures concern adolescents’ descriptions of sexual identity and changing sexual norms. Scripture does not use modern categories such as “lesbian” or “bisexual,” and it does not explain why survey responses changed between 2021 and 2025. It therefore would be inaccurate to present the data as evidence of a particular biblical prophecy or as proof of a specific political cause. Nevertheless, the subject is materially connected to biblical teaching about human identity, the created order, and sexual conduct. Genesis 1:27 presents human beings as created by God as male and female, grounding human worth in God’s creation rather than in shifting social labels. Jesus refers to the creation of humanity as male and female and to the male-female marriage pattern in Matthew 19:4-6. Romans 1:24-27 addresses sexual conduct that Paul regards as contrary to God’s created order; that passage speaks to moral evaluation, not to the reliability of a modern survey or to the value of individual persons. The article also illustrates why conclusions should be made carefully. The reported trend is preliminary, and Scripture’s calls to truthful judgment and careful examination support resisting claims that go beyond the evidence. First Thessalonians 5:21 instructs believers to test what they hear, which is relevant to evaluating the competing political explanations offered in the report. These passages establish biblical principles concerning identity, sexuality, human dignity, and discernment, but they do not establish that this particular survey trend fulfills prophecy or reveal its cause.
Biblical Sources
Scripture references supporting the biblical context above.
The instruction to test and retain what is good supports careful evaluation of the reported data and skepticism toward unsupported claims that political changes caused the decline.
This passage teaches that human beings are created by God as male and female and grounds human identity and dignity in God’s creative work. It provides a direct biblical framework for considering claims about sexual identity, while not addressing modern identity labels or survey trends.
Jesus appeals to the creation account and describes the male-female marriage pattern. The passage is relevant to the article’s subject because it presents a biblical understanding of sexual relationships, though it does not explain changing adolescent survey responses.
Paul evaluates certain sexual practices in relation to God’s created order. This supports the biblical relevance of the article’s discussion of sexual norms, but it should not be used to infer the cause of the reported trend or to assign moral conclusions to every surveyed individual.
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