This statistic shows Americans' views from 2001 to 2024 as to whether gay and lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong. In 2001, 53 percent of respondents stated they believe gay or lesbian relations to be morally wrong. In 2024, 33 percent said the same.
Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable?
Missing percentage points to 100 percent due to answer options "depends on situation", "not a moral issue" and "no opinion", which are not shown here.
The source does not provide exact numbers of respondents.
The source posed the question as follows: "Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
How about - Gay or Lesbian Relations?" with slightly differing wording from 2001 to 2004 ("homosexual behavior") and from 2006 to 2008 ("homosexual relations").
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Gallup. (June 24, 2024). Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable?." Chart. June 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2024). Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Are Gay or Lesbian Relationships Morally Acceptable?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable? [Graph], Gallup, June 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
