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Why Are Americans Losing Confidence in Organized Religion?

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

How Do You Measure the LGBT Population in the U.S.?

Until recently, researchers have struggled with what should be a simple question: How many Americans are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?

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 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.

In U.S., 71% Support Transgender People Serving in Military

About seven in 10 Americans (71%) support allowing openly transgender men and women to serve in the military.

Slim Majority in U.S. Favors New LGBT Civil Rights Laws

A slight majority of Americans (53%) say that new civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

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?

Two in Three Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage

Americans' support for legal same-sex marriage continues to increase, with the 67% supporting it in a new Gallup poll establishing a new high.

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.
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