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LGBT Activist Cleve Jones on the Big Shift in Public Opinion

Activist Cleve Jones joins the podcast to provide context to Gallup's earliest findings on LGBT issues and discusses how Americans' views have changed in the decades since.

Is the World Better for Gay People Than It Was 10 Years Ago?

Half of the world's adults (50%) now say their city or area is a "good place" for gay and lesbian people to live -- a figure that has doubled over the past decade and represents a new high in Gallup World Poll's trend dating back to 2005.

American Public Opinion and the Equality Act

A majority of Americans support the concept behind the Equality Act, a bill recently passed by the House that would ban LGBT discrimination.

Gallup First Polled on Gay Issues in '77. What Has Changed?

Americans today have very different views about LGBT issues than they did in 1977, when Gallup first polled about gays and lesbians.

The Challenge of Measuring the U.S. LGBT Population

Why is it important that we measure the number of people in the U.S. who identify as LGBT? And what are the challenges involved in measuring this population?

In U.S., Estimate of LGBT Population Rises to 4.5%

The percentage of American adults identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender increased to 4.5% in 2017 from 4.1% in 2016 and 3.5% in 2012.

Explore Americans' Views on LGBT Issues

Over the next week, Gallup will release a series of three articles providing insight into LGBT issues.

What Percentage of Americans Are LGBTQ+?

Gallup estimates that 7.6% of the U.S. adult population is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or something other than straight or heterosexual.

Americans Still Greatly Overestimate U.S. Gay Population

U.S. adults estimate that nearly one in four Americans (23.6%) are gay or lesbian. Gallup has previously found that Americans have greatly overestimated the U.S. gay population.

LGBT Community Still Views Clinton More Favorably Than Trump

LGBT Americans view Hillary Clinton more favorably than her rival Donald Trump. Unlike the general population, differences in candidate favorability by race and ethnicity are not present among LGBT adults.
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