![]() While LGBT adults say society is more accepting, just 19% say there is “a lot” of social acceptance today and many say they have been victims of discrimination, such as being subject to slurs or jokes, or suffering rejection by a family member. The survey of the general public focused on views of gay men and lesbians.īut taken together, the surveys offer some commonalities in several areas: acceptance, the experience of telling friends and family, the importance of personal contact, and in the difficult terrain of religion. The LGBT survey included bisexuals (who comprise 40% of the LGBT survey) and transgender adults. The surveys do not offer a perfect comparison. ![]() Just under half of Americans (45%) say they think engaging in homosexual behavior is a sin. On the part of the general public, opposition to same-sex marriage remains substantial, and religious beliefs are a major factor. ![]() While an overwhelming number (92%) of LBGT adults saw society as having become more accepting over the last decade, many reported continued discrimination, taking various forms. As the Supreme Court readies its long-awaited ruling on same-sex marriage, two Pew Research Center surveys this spring - one of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender adults and the other of the American public - found a common thread: that society as a whole has become more accepting of gays and lesbians.
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