57% of U.S. Christians say homosexuality should be accepted by society | Pew Research Center

February 8, 2025

16. Religion and views on LGBTQ issues and abortion

57% of U.S. Christians say homosexuality should be accepted by society

57% of U.S. Christians say homosexuality should be accepted by society

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16. Religion and views on LGBTQ issues and abortion
57% of U.S. Christians say homosexuality should be accepted by society; 55% say same-sex marriage should be legal
45% of Americans who identify with a religion see increased acceptance of transgender people as a change for the worse
52% of U.S. Christians say abortion should be legal in most or all cases; 47% say it should be illegal
57% of U.S. Christians say homosexuality should be accepted by society
Support for same-sex marriage has increased across many religious groups
58% of religiously unaffiliated Americans say greater acceptance of people who are transgender is a change for the better
Most evangelicals and Latter-day Saints say abortion should be illegal in most or all cases; majorities in most other groups say it should be legal