Support for LGBT Nondiscrimination, Marriage Equality Hits All-Time High

 

The study from the Public Religion Research Institute comes as the Senate wrestles with legislation that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Just 7% of Americans are completely against pro-LGBT policies, including antidiscrimination laws and same-sex marriage, according to a recent poll.

SUPPORT FOR anti-discrimination laws and marriage equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is at an all-time high, according to a report released early Tuesday (March 23) by the Public Religion Research Institute. The survey of more than 10,000 Americans reveals unusual unity in a populace deeply divided along partisan lines and grappling with race and gender issues.

More than three-fourths of Americans overall, or 76%, and strong majorities of Americans in every subgroup – no matter what gender, religion, race, age or geographic location support anti-discrimination laws. Further, for the first time since PRRI began surveying the matter, a majority of Republicans endorse same-sex marriage, according to the group, which studies the intersection of culture, politics and religion.

Three-fourths of white Catholics and 71% of Hispanic Catholics back same-sex marriage, the report found, although the church formally opposes such unions. White evangelical Protestants were the only religious group without majority support for same-sex marriage; 43% of that group back gay and lesbian marriage.

More than 6 out of 10 Americans, or 61%, oppose allowing small business to refuse products or services to gay or lesbian people if doing so violates the vendors' religious beliefs, while 33% believe businesses should be able to deny services on religious grounds.

Backing for LGBT nondiscrimination has previously gotten bipartisan support on Capitol Hill. But Republican opposition in the Senate threatens to halt the Equality Act just when backers can be assured that the current president, Joe Biden, would sign the bill.

State law is widely variant in providing legal protections for LGBT people. The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBT rights group, estimates that 165 million Americans in 27 states face legal discrimination in housing, employment and other arenas because their home states do not have nondiscrimination laws covering them.

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-03-23/support-for-lgbt-nondiscrimination-marriage-equality-hits-all-time-high



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