In the years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, the Republican Party seemed to gradually conclude that it had lost the battle over LGBTQ rights — and that it wasn’t really worth fighting anymore. …
But it’s possible that, in the years since Obergefell v. Hodges, LGBT rights have never been as front-and-center in political discourse as they are right now. Conservatives have launched high-profile culture wars over transgender athletes and, more recently, a Florida law restricting teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity, and Democrats are particularly incensed about the latter.
We’ve had a very limited — and often unclear and even contradictory — picture of where Americans stand on these issues, thanks to a paucity of public polling. That’s beginning to change, though. Below are some takeaways from, and analysis of, the recent polling. CONTINUED
Aaron Blake, Washington Post
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