Retirement coming up? Concerned about any hassles—or worse—that could lie ahead if the community learns you're gay? Tired of refighting battles that should have been won years ago?

As CNBC points out, you're not alone; a 2018 Gallup report found that the gay population in the U.S. isn't small, with about 11 million people—4.5 percent of American adults—identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. In fact, the gay community "skews younger," with only 23 percent age 50 or older.

And according to SeniorAdvice.com, statistics on the gay community could actually be deceptive, since so many older LGBTQ people encountered so much hate in the past. With current protections for the community under threat from, of all places, the highest levels of the government, and incidents of hate crimes on the rise, it's probably not surprising that the report also cites more Gallup data that reveals a slight decline since 2012 in the percentage of boomers who identify as LGBTQ.