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Once Taboo, Some Behaviors Now More Acceptable in U.S.
Even as moral attitudes in the U.S. become more socially liberal, several behaviors remain taboo. These include adultery, polygamy, human cloning and suicide, though American adults are slightly more likely to accept the last three.
Support for Legal Gay Relations Hits New High
Sixty-four percent of Americans believe gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should be legal, the highest support Gallup has found to date. Slightly fewer, 56%, but still a new high, consider gay or lesbian relations morally ...
Exploring Young Women's Leftward Expansion
A sharp rise over the past decade in young women who describe their political views as liberal, particularly relative to young men, is reflected most prominently in their attitudes on the environment and abortion.
U.S. Adults Estimate That 25% of Americans Are Gay or Lesbian
U.S. adults, on average, estimate that 25% of Americans are gay or lesbian, up from an estimate of 21% to 22% in 2002. Lower-income Americans, the least educated, women, and young people give the highest estimates, and demographics appear to be ...
5 Ways America Changed During the Obama Years
Public opinion changed in significant ways over the course of Barack Obama's presidency on issues such as the economy, trust in government and race relations.
LGBT Series: LGBT Women Fall Behind on Well-Being
Gallup's series on the gay community's well-being and status in the world produced a variety of important findings this week.
NY's Gay Marriage Ruling in Line with Majority View
When same-sex marriages become legal in New York, 30 days after Friday's ruling by the state's legislature, the majority of Americans will likely be applauding or at least not complaining.
Older Americans' Moral Attitudes Changing
Americans' acceptance of many moral issues has increased significantly over the past decade. Much of this change has been driven by a shift in older Americans' attitudes, whose beliefs are now more in line with those of younger Americans.
Atheists, Muslims See Most Bias as Presidential Candidates
Just over half of Americans would vote for an atheist (54%) or a Muslim (58%) for president, the least among nine hypothetical candidates. More than nine in 10 would vote for Jewish, Hispanic, Catholic, female, or black candidates.
U.S. Religious Groups Disagree on Five Key Moral Issues
U.S. Jews and nonreligious Americans tend to be more liberal on moral issues than Protestants, Catholics and Mormons. Mormons diverge from all other groups on the morality of premarital sex and gambling.