Same-Sex Relations

Conservatives Shift in Favor of Openly Gay Service Members

Weekly churchgoers also show double-digit increase in support from 2004

June 5, 2009
Americans are more likely now than they were in 2004 to favor allowing openly gay men and lesbian women to serve in the military, 69% vs. 63%. While left-leaning groups remain the most supportive, the biggest increases in support have been among conservatives and weekly churchgoers.More ...

Knowing Someone Gay/Lesbian Affects Views of Gay Issues

Opposition to gay marriage higher among those who do not know someone who is gay/lesbian

May 29, 2009
Americans who personally know someone who is gay or lesbian are more likely than those who do not to support legalized gay marriage, 49% to 27%. They are also more likely to think gay or lesbian relations should be legal and to be comfortable around people who are gay or lesbian.More ...
Most Republicans, Weekly Churchgoers Anti-Gay Marriage

Most Republicans, Weekly Churchgoers Anti-Gay Marriage

May 27, 2009
Among a number of different groups of Americans, Republicans and those who attend church weekly are among the most likely to say that marriages between same-sex couples should not be recognized by the law as valid.

Majority of Americans Continue to Oppose Gay Marriage

No change in support from last year

May 27, 2009
Even though an increasing number of states have moved toward legalizing same-sex marriage in the past year, Americans’ views on the matter have not changed, with 57% opposed and 40% in favor of legal recognition of gay marriages. Americans are more supportive of gay rights in other areas.More ...

Republicans Move to the Right on Several Moral Issues

No change in Democrats’ attitudes about what is morally acceptable

May 20, 2009
Americans’ views about the moral acceptability of 15 different social issues and policies haven’t changed dramatically over the past year. However, Republicans have grown less supportive of embryonic stem-cell research, divorce, and gambling -- pushing the overall figures slightly to the right, politically.More ...

Religiosity and Perceived Intolerance of Gays and Lesbians

Link is strong but varies across religious traditions

March 10, 2009
People living in countries where more people say religion is important in their daily lives are much more likely than those living in countries where fewer people say religion is important to report that their communities are not good places to live for gays and lesbians.More ...

Marriage

Do you think couples that live together before marriage are more likely or less likely to get divorced than couples that do not live together before marriage?Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid?More ...

Blacks as Conservative as Republicans on Some Moral Issues

One explanation: Black Democrats are much more religious than nonblack Democrats

December 3, 2008
Only 31% of black Democrats say homosexual relations are morally acceptable, much more conservative than the position of Democrats in general, despite the fact that the vast majority of blacks identify themselves as Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party.More ...

Americans Evenly Divided on Morality of Homosexuality

However, majority supports legality and acceptance of gay relations

June 18, 2008
Americans are evenly divided over the morality of homosexual relations, with 48% considering them morally acceptable and 48% calling them morally wrong.More ...
What's Morally Acceptable in 2008?

What's Morally Acceptable in 2008?

May 19, 2008
Gallup reports Americans' views on the moral permissibility of certain acts, including abortion, adultery, and homosexual relations.
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