"Most of the recent changes in LGBTQ+ attitudes have occurred among Republicans. For example, in 2021 and 2022, 55% of Republicans said they favored legal same-sex marriage, but today, the figure is 37%. Among independents, support has dropped six points, to 67%, while Democrats' views are the same as in 2022 (87% in favor)." news.gallup.com/poll/710810/su…

Basically, MAGA signaled to Republicans that it was okay to hate not-cishet folks again, and that reversed the country's trajectory.
#politics #UnitedStates #LGBTQ

U.S. Support for LGBTQ+ Issues Remains Down From Peak

Since 2021, fewer Americans have said that gay or lesbian relations and changing one's gender are morally acceptable and have favored legal same-sex marriage.

^{Jeffrey M. Jones (Gallup)}