---
title: "Four-in-Ten Americans Have Close Friends or Relatives Who are Gay"
description: "In the past four decades, growing numbers of gays have come out of the closet and into the mainstream of American life. As a consequence, 4-in-10 Americans now report that some of their close friends or family members are gays or lesbians. Read full analysis at Pewresearch.org"
date: "2007-05-23"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2007/05/23/four-in-ten-americans-have-close-friends-or-relatives-who-are-gay-2/"
categories:
  - "Same-Sex Marriage"
  - "Same-Sex Marriage"
---

# Four-in-Ten Americans Have Close Friends or Relatives Who are Gay

In the past four decades, growing numbers of gays have come out of the closet and into the mainstream of American life. As a consequence, 4-in-10 Americans now report that some of their close friends or family members are gays or lesbians.

[Read full analysis at Pewresearch.org](https://www.pewresearch.org/2007/05/22/fourinten-americans-have-close-friends-or-relatives-who-are-gay/)