According to a survey conducted in 2022, 71 percent of respondents from the United States stated that gay or lesbian relations were morally acceptable. On the other hand, some 25 percent considered them to be morally wrong.
Do you think gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Morally acceptable
71%
Morally wrong
25%
Depends
1%
No opinion
2%
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The source worded the question as follows: "Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each
one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong. How about gay or lesbian relations?"
The source does not specify the exact number of respondents.
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Gallup. (November 15, 2022). Do you think gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/225968/americans-moral-stance-towards-gay-or-lesbian-relations/
Gallup. "Do you think gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong?." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225968/americans-moral-stance-towards-gay-or-lesbian-relations/
Gallup. (2022). Do you think gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/225968/americans-moral-stance-towards-gay-or-lesbian-relations/
Gallup. "Do You Think Gay or Lesbian Relations Are Morally Acceptable or Morally Wrong?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225968/americans-moral-stance-towards-gay-or-lesbian-relations/
Gallup, Do you think gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/225968/americans-moral-stance-towards-gay-or-lesbian-relations/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Do you think gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph], Gallup, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/225968/americans-moral-stance-towards-gay-or-lesbian-relations/
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