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According to a report from the Public Religion Research Institute, which was released on Tuesday, the support for legislation that protects transgender people from discrimination significantly decreased among adults in the United States last year.
However, the majority of Americans still support LGBTQ rights and protections in terms of accommodation, work, and public accommodations, according to PRRI, a nonprofit that conducts studies on faith, values, and public policy.
More than 22,000 US people were surveyed on their views on LGBTQ rights, including those regarding same-sex marriage and nondiscrimination.
Respondents were questioned about whether they were in favor of or against laws that may protect “LGBTQ Americans from discrimination in housing, work, and public accommodations,” according to PRRI. According to PRRI, 76% of adults last year said they supported those policies, down from 80% in 2022.
Democrats’ support for those protections remained constant over the past two years, but Republicans’ support decreased from 66% to 59%, according to the findings.
While Americans of all ages support equality laws, the PRRI findings point to a steady decline in support for Americans between the ages of 18 and 29. Support decreased from 83% in 2020 to 75% last year over the past three years.
According to PRRI, 67% of American parents said they were in favor of same-sex marriage last year, compared to 69% in 2022.
Nevertheless, the majority of Americans who were surveyed supported same-sex marriage, regardless of their age groups or tribal groups. According to the report, 56% of those who identified as Black, 63% as Hispanic, 69% as White, and 75% as Asian American or Pacific Islander.
According to the PRRI report, Hispanic Catholics saw a marked decline in support for same-sex unions, dropping from 75% in 2022 to 68% in 2023.
Republicans appear divided on this issue, according to the PRRI report, despite 82% of Democrats supporting same-sex marriage. Republicans are 47% more likely to be opposed to same-sex marriage than the share who are in favor is 51%.
Identification for LGBTQ
According to the report, 10% of Americans identified as LGBTQ members last year, describing them as a “very diverse and distinct group.”
According to the report, 20% of Americans between the ages of 30 and 49, 6% of people between 50 and 64 years old, and 3% of those 65 years or older identify as LGBTQ, compared to 10% of people between the ages of 30 and 49.
According to the survey, nearly 46% of LGBTQ Americans identify as Democrats, 30% as independents, and 8% as Republicans. 52% of respondents described themselves as “religiously unaffiliated.”
A majority of LGBTQ Americans, 59%, identify as White, 20% as Hispanic, 11% as Black, and 5% as Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders, according to the report, citing this as “similar to the US adult general population.”
The research was conducted on a sample of more than 22,000 randomly chosen people from across the nation.
