This statistic shows Americans' views from 2001 to 2022 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 2022, 25 percent said the same.
Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable?
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Statistics on Homosexuality in the U.S.
Global overview
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Homosexuality in the United States
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- Basic Statistic Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Americans who identify as LGBT 2012-2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Americans who identify as LGBT 2012-2021, by generation
- Basic Statistic Moral stance towards gay or lesbian relations in the United States 2022
- Basic Statistic Moral views on gay or lesbian relations in the United States 2001-2022
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Same-sex marriage and families
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- Basic Statistic Survey on the legalization of same-sex marriages in the U.S. 1996 to 2022
- Basic Statistic Support for same-sex marriage in the United States 2016-2021, by political party
- Basic Statistic Support for same-sex marriage in the United States 2021, by age group
- Premium Statistic Percentage of gay couple households U.S. 2021, by race of householder
- Premium Statistic Share of same-sex couple households in the U.S. 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Percentage of same-sex couple households U.S. 2021, by children in household
- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. same-sex households in 2021, by marital status
Hate crime
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- Premium Statistic Most common locations of anti-LGBTQ+ motivated hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Victims of anti-homosexuality hate crimes U.S. 2020, by crime
- Premium Statistic Number of juvenile victims of LGBTQ+ based hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of LGBTQ+ based hate crimes U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of cases of LGBTQ+ related hate crimes U.S. 2020
Media
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- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters included by streaming providers in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Distribution of characters on prime TV in the U.S. 2022, by sexual orientation
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters on cable networks in the U.S. 2022, by sexual orientation
- Basic Statistic LGBTQ characters share on cable networks in the U.S. 2023, by ethnicity
Further related statistics
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- Sexual orientation: views on nature vs. nurture in the U.S. 1977-2019
- Views on gay rights by political affiliation in the U.S. 2012
- Share of inhabitants in same-sex marriages in the United States as of 2015
- Views on gay rights by age groups in the U.S. 2012
- Number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the UK 2014-2020
- Metro areas with the highest share of LGBT population in the United States as of 2014
- Major purchases of gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2016
- Average expenditures of gay and lesbian Americans on selected items
- Opinion on marriage by gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Supporters of LGBT demands in Poland 2019, by political party
- Sexual orientation of social contacts and friends of gay and lesbian Americans 2009
- Opinion on having children by gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Household cohabitants of gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Housing situation of gay and lesbian Americans in 2009
- Real estate property of gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Buying products from species-appropriate husbandry in Germany in 2021
- Opinion on LGBT couples' right to publicly show their way of life in Poland 2005-2021
- Moral views on extramarital affairs in Great Britain in 2013
- Important things to pass on to the next generation in the U.S. 2013
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- Sexual orientation: views on nature vs. nurture in the U.S. 1977-2019
- Views on gay rights by political affiliation in the U.S. 2012
- Share of inhabitants in same-sex marriages in the United States as of 2015
- Views on gay rights by age groups in the U.S. 2012
- Number of people who identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual in the UK 2014-2020
- Metro areas with the highest share of LGBT population in the United States as of 2014
- Major purchases of gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2016
- Average expenditures of gay and lesbian Americans on selected items
- Opinion on marriage by gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Supporters of LGBT demands in Poland 2019, by political party
- Sexual orientation of social contacts and friends of gay and lesbian Americans 2009
- Opinion on having children by gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Household cohabitants of gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Housing situation of gay and lesbian Americans in 2009
- Real estate property of gay and lesbian Americans in the U.S. in 2009
- Buying products from species-appropriate husbandry in Germany in 2021
- Opinion on LGBT couples' right to publicly show their way of life in Poland 2005-2021
- Moral views on extramarital affairs in Great Britain in 2013
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Gallup. (November 15, 2022). Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, 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. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2022). Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. 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., 15 Nov 2022, 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 March 29, 2023)
Are gay or lesbian relationships morally acceptable? [Graph], Gallup, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/