{"id":29392,"date":"2026-06-05T13:28:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=29392"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:28:54","slug":"pride-losing-its-stride-survey-shows-support-for-lgbtq-issues-slipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=29392","title":{"rendered":"Pride Losing Its Stride? Survey Shows Support for LGBTQ Issues Slipping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a two-decade rise, public support for\u00a0LGBTQ+\u00a0issues is dropping, according to\u00a0Gallup\u2019s annual Values and Beliefs survey\u00a0published Wednesday.\n<\/p>\n

Support for same-sex marriage, the morality of gay and lesbian relationships, and endorsement of gender changes are all down from their early 2020s highs.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe change has come as conservative leaders have pushed back against diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were intended to foster greater acceptance of LGBTQ+ people and other historically disadvantaged groups,\u201d Gallup stated.\n<\/p>\n

The Values and Beliefs survey, conducted May 1\u201317, is based on telephone interviews with a random sample of 1,001 adults.\n<\/p>\n

Fewer Loving \u2018Love Is Love\u2019<\/h2>\n

While 65% still agree that \u201csame-sex marriages\u00a0should be valid,\u201d that\u2019s a six-point drop from its peak in 2022\u20132023.\n<\/p>\n

Gallup states, \u201cBetween 1996 and 2022, the percentage of U.S. adults in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage increased by 44 points, from 27% to 71%. In 2024, the figure dipped to 69%, and it has shown a marginal decline each year since.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Sixty-two percent of those surveyed now believe \u201cgay or lesbian relationships are morally acceptable.\u201d That\u2019s the lowest support for the statement since 2016.\n<\/p>\n

Gallup first asked about the morality of same-sex relations in 2001, when 40% said they were morally acceptable. By 2022, the level of support had risen to 71%, before a sharp drop to 64% in 2023. The support has held at roughly that level for the past three years\n<\/p>\n

Changing Our Minds About Gender Changing<\/h2>\n

Among the issues listed in the survey,\u00a0gender transitioning\u00a0saw the largest decline. Only 38% agree that \u201cchanging one\u2019s gender is morally acceptable.\u201d That\u2019s an eight-point fall in five years.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Gallup first asked about changing one\u2019s gender in 2021, 46% found it morally acceptable, and 51% found it morally wrong. Today, those numbers stand at 38% and 57%, respectively,\u201d Gallup stated.\n<\/p>\n

Why Are Fewer Flying the Rainbow Flag?<\/h2>\n

According to Gallup, the downturn in support for LGBTQ+ issues is partisan, with a dramatic fall among Republicans and, to a lesser extent, independents. However, Democrat support has remained stable.\n<\/p>\n

Republican support\u00a0for same-sex marriage plummeted from 55% in 2022 to 37% today. Independents\u2019 support for same-sex marriage has dropped six points to 67%, while Democrat support remains an overwhelming 87%.\n<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same story for gay and lesbian relationships. Since 2022, the share of Republicans saying such relationships are morally acceptable has nosedived 21 points to 35%. This is roughly where support was between 2005 and 2014.\n<\/p>\n

Gallup connects the drop to conservative rebellion against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.\n<\/p>\n

In recent years, activists have promoted monthlong Pride celebrations, drag queens in classrooms, LGBTQ+ merchandise for children, rainbow-colored crosswalks, men in women\u2019s sports, and LGBTQ+ characters and themes in movie and TV shows.\n<\/p>\n

How are you praying about pride in America? Share your prayers and scriptures below.<\/h4>\n

This article was originally published at The Daily Signal. Photo Credit: Mercedes Mehling on Unsplash.<\/em>
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Reading Time: 2 minutes After a two-decade rise, public support for\u00a0LGBTQ+\u00a0issues is dropping, according to\u00a0Gallup\u2019s annual Values and Beliefs survey\u00a0published Wednesday. Support for same-sex marriage, the morality of gay and lesbian relationships, and endorsement of gender changes are all down from their early 2020s highs. Help support IFA monthly by becoming an MMP. \u00a0 \u201cThe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[1656,9458,2699,3935,799,9727,9726,65,2753],"class_list":["post-29392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-prayer","tag-issues","tag-lgbtq","tag-losing","tag-pride","tag-shows","tag-slipping","tag-stride","tag-support","tag-survey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}