More Americans than ever now support rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals (LGBTQ), according to a large new survey of more than 22,000 adults conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). The survey, which contains findings for all 50 states, is the latest in PRRI’s American Values Atlas project, a seven-year tracking survey measuring Americans’ support for LGBTQ rights policies at the state level since 2015.
“This massive 50-state study brings into sharp focus the contradiction between increasing support for LGBTQ rights, including rights for transgender Americans, and the proliferation of laws seeking to restrict or abolish those rights over the last year,” said Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., founder and CEO of PRRI. CONTINUED
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