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 August 04, 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 August 04, 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: August 04, 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 August 04, 2020)
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