Why dont people support gays

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The Global Divide on Homosexuality

Most religious texts say that homosexuality is problematic. More religious people are more likely to take these religious precepts seriously. When a large proportion of people are highly dedicated to their religion, everyone within the country tends to develop more conservative views.

Attack on LGBTQ+ rights: The politics and psychology of a backlash

This leads to more tolerance. Countries dominated by Islam, Eastern Orthodoxy and those that have a mixture of conservative and mainline Protestant faiths are more likely to disapprove. In contrast, nations dominated by mainline Protestant religions and Catholicism — such as Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom — are much more liberal.

Notably, however, the decision is based on the record in and context of the Tennessee case and therefore does not extend to other cases concerning discrimination based on transgender status. The Court left undisturbed Supreme Court and lower court precedent that other examples of discrimination against transgender people are unlawful.