This statistic shows the results of a survey among American adults, conducted annually from 2007 to 2017, regarding their opinion on the legality of gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults. In May 2017, 72 percent of the respondents stated they think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should be legal.
Do you think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal?
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Gallup. (May 10, 2016). Do you think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 21, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290687/us-opinion-on-homosexual-relations/
Gallup. "Do you think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal?." Chart. May 10, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290687/us-opinion-on-homosexual-relations/
Gallup. (2016). Do you think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 21, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290687/us-opinion-on-homosexual-relations/
Gallup. "Do You Think Gay or Lesbian Relations between Consenting Adults Should or Should Not Be Legal?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290687/us-opinion-on-homosexual-relations/
Gallup, Do you think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290687/us-opinion-on-homosexual-relations/ (last visited January 21, 2020)
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