LGBTQ Attitudes & Experiences - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/gender-lgbtq/lgbtq-attitudes-experiences/ Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:57:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/images/symbol-alt.svg LGBTQ Attitudes & Experiences - Research and data from Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/gender-lgbtq/lgbtq-attitudes-experiences/ 32 32 222456345 Same-Sex Marriage Around the World https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/same-sex-marriage-around-the-world/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:56:38 +0000 Sort through nearly 40 jurisdictions that have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

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]]> 6482 Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/americans-have-grown-more-supportive-of-restrictions-for-trans-people-in-recent-years/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:53:21 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=201287 Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.

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]]> 201287 Most LGBTQ adults expect Trump’s policies to affect gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people negatively https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/26/most-lgbtq-adults-expect-trumps-policies-to-affect-gay-lesbian-bisexual-and-trans-people-negatively/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:53:11 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=199712 LGBTQ adults overwhelmingly favor policies that protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.

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]]> 199712 U.S. teens are less likely than adults to know a trans person, more likely to know someone who’s nonbinary https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/24/us-teens-are-less-likely-than-adults-to-know-a-trans-person-more-likely-to-know-someone-whos-nonbinary/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:01:12 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=197554 Fewer than four-in-ten teens (36%) say they know someone who’s transgender, and 28% know someone who’s nonbinary.

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]]> 197554 For Pride Month, 6 facts about bisexual Americans https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/06/28/for-pride-month-6-facts-about-bisexual-americans/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:52:54 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?post_type=short-read&p=179873 This analysis highlights key facts about the largest group among those who identify as LGBTQ+: bisexual Americans.

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]]> 179873 Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/06/06/cultural-issues-and-the-2024-election/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 15:56:08 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=170273 Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.

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]]> 170273 Majority of U.S. Catholics Express Favorable View of Pope Francis https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/04/12/majority-of-u-s-catholics-express-favorable-view-of-pope-francis/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:50:23 +0000 https://www.pewresearch.org/2024/04/12/majority-of-u-s-catholics-express-favorable-view-of-pope-francis/ Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.

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]]> 69252 Who Are You? The Art and Science of Measuring Identity https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/2024/02/12/who-are-you-the-art-and-science-of-measuring-identity/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:57:35 +0000 As a shop that studies human behavior through surveys and other social scientific techniques, we have a good line of sight into the contradictory nature of human preferences. Here's a look at how we categorize our survey participants in ways that enhance our understanding of how people think and behave.

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]]> 101048 Across Asia, views of same-sex marriage vary widely https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/27/across-asia-views-of-same-sex-marriage-vary-widely/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:56:38 +0000 A median of 49% of people in 12 places in Asia say they at least somewhat favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally.

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]]> 7820 How people around the world view same-sex marriage https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/27/how-people-around-the-world-view-same-sex-marriage/ Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:51:56 +0000 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.

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