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

The American public estimates that 23% of Americans are gay or lesbian, little changed from the 25% estimate in 2011. These perceptions are many times higher than the actual percentage of the public who identify as gay or lesbian.

An average of one in three adults in 124 countries say their area is a good place for gay people to live. This sentiment ranges widely from as high as 87% in Spain and the Netherlands to as low as 1% in Senegal.

American voters rate the economy as most important to their vote for Congress this year, and give the Republicans a slight edge over the Democrats as best able to handle it. Democrats have an edge on the ACA and economic inequality.

A majority of Americans (53%) are satisfied with acceptance of gay people in the U.S., a dramatic increase from the past 15 years, when satisfaction was as low as 32%. But satisfaction may be leveling off, as it is unchanged from 2014.

Americans' views on the moral acceptability of sexual behavior and marriage have shifted significantly over the past 20 years.

For the first time in nearly a decade, more Americans say the Supreme Court is too conservative than too liberal.

Fifty-three percent of Americans favor legal same-sex marriage, unchanged from last November and the third consecutive reading of 50% or higher. At the same time, Americans believe the U.S. public opposes gay marriage.

Declining confidence in organized religion likely reflects many factors, including clergy scandals and the religion-politics connection.

Dahlia Lithwick joins the podcast to discuss Americans' record-low confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court.