Public gayness

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Public opinion and tolerance of homosexuality

But taken together, the surveys offer some commonalities in several areas: acceptance, the experience of telling friends and family, the importance of personal contact, and in the difficult terrain of religion. A March-April survey of the general public also showed that, in recent years, there has been a decline in the percentage of Americans who think that more gays and lesbians raising children is a bad thing for American society.

Where is it illegal to be gay?

Similar double-digit differences of this nature appear in many European and North American countries. In a similar vein, those who support right-wing populist parties in Europe, many of which are seen by LGBT groups as a threat to their rights , are less supportive of homosexuality in society.

How LGBT adults see society and how the public sees them

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