LGBTQ Acceptance

A median of 49% of people in 12 places in Asia say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.

Among the 32 places surveyed, support for legal same-sex marriage is highest in Sweden, where 92% of adults favor it, and lowest in Nigeria, where only 2% back it.

60% of Americans think business owners should not have to provide services if it might signal support for beliefs on LGBT issues that they oppose.

In 24 places where detailed statistics are available, same-sex marriages in recent years have ranged from less than 1% to 3.4% of all marriages.

Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictions that have enacted laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry.

Thirteen voting members of the 118th Congress identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – the highest number of openly LGB members in history.

Around two-thirds of Black Democrats (66%) say that whether someone is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.

On a couple of policies related to transgender people, there is some agreement among Americans, but views of other policies are more divided.

Americans increasingly say gender is determined by one’s sex assigned at birth, but they differ by religion on this and other transgender issues.

Most favor protecting trans people from discrimination, but fewer support policies related to medical care for gender transitions; many are uneasy with the pace of change on trans issues.