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

Americans increasingly believe being gay or lesbian is an orientation individuals are born with (47%) rather than due to external factors such as upbringing or environment (33%). As recently as two years ago, the public was divided.

While Americans' willingness to support a black or a woman as a candidate for president now approaches 100%, support for candidates who identify as socialist or atheist trails far behind.

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments for and against California's ban on gay marriage -- Proposition 8. And Wednesday, the court will consider the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The court is expected to issue rulings on both ...

The slight majority of American adults, 54%, consider gay or lesbian relations morally acceptable, similar to views in 2010 and 2011, but up from 38% in 2002.

Gallup will release its 2018 update about Americans' views on abortion in a six-article series, starting Monday.

In the past year, Republicans' job approval rating of the Supreme Court has surged from 26% to 65%, while Democrats' rating has plummeted from 67% to 40%.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been identified as an evangelical for most of his public career, but defining exactly what that means today faces a number of challenges.

More LGBT Americans living with a same-sex partner now report being married (45%) than did so in the months prior to the Supreme Court decision to make same-sex marriages legal in all 50 states (38%).

A majority of Americans favor inheritance rights and employee benefits for gay and lesbian spouses and partners, and gay and lesbian adoption rights. Less than half support openly gay adults serving as Boy Scout leaders.