Poll: Support for Samesex Marriage Sees Decline
Support for same-sex marriage has slipped from record highs, with Gallup saying 69% of U.S. adults still favor legal recognition.
- A new Gallup poll released this week shows American support for same-sex marriage has fallen to 65 percent, declining from a record high of 71 percent in 2022.
- Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric has become a staple of federal and state politics over the past five years, as Republican governors in Indiana, Tennessee and Alabama rebranded June to celebrate heterosexual marriage this year.
- Support for same-sex marriage among Republicans fell to 37 percent from 55 percent in 2021 and 2022, with only 35 percent now finding such relationships morally acceptable.
- Broader acceptance of LGBTQ+ people is also waning; only 62 percent of Americans now believe gay or lesbian relationships are morally acceptable, down from 71 percent in 2022.
- Despite the polling shift, the Human Rights Campaign asserts backlash has had limited success, noting more than 800,000 same-sex couples are married and federal protections remain codified through the Respect for Marriage Act.
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Support for LGBTQ+ rights has dipped. What changed?
Americans’ support for LGBTQ+ rights has slid downward after peaking in the early 2020s, according to a new Gallup poll. Support for marriage equality has been steadily declining since it reached an all-time high of 71 percent in 2022. Now, 65 percent of Americans believe same-sex marriages should be valid. Broader support for LGBTQ+ people also continues to dip: 62 percent of Americans believe that gay or lesbian relationships are morally acce…
An international survey shows a worldwide decline in the acceptance of queer people. The highest levels were recorded in Spain and Thailand.
According to a new study, public support for queer people is declining worldwide. In Germany, less than half of respondents believe that queer people should be able to live openly with their sexual orientation.
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