U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Slips to 65% as Republican Backing Falls to 37%
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 3
U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Slips to 65% as Republican Backing Falls to 37%
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 3
Summary
65% of U.S. adults now say same-sex marriage should be legal, down from 71% in 2022 and 2023, while moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relations fell to 62% from 71%.
37% of Republicans support legal same-sex marriage and 35% call same-sex relations morally acceptable, while Democrats and independents remained largely stable in the May Gallup survey.
2015 Supreme Court recognition still stands nationwide, but opposition persists: lawmakers in at least 11 states have recently introduced measures seeking bans, and Idaho and Tennessee advanced related efforts.
38% of Americans now view changing one's gender as morally acceptable, down from nearly half in 2021, underscoring a broader partisan backlash over LGBTQ+ issues.