Amerins rema wily supportive of broad nondiscrimatn protectns for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
Gallup fds 5.6% of U.S. adults intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, wh the majory of them sayg they are bisexual. * lgbt trends 2018 *
At a time when Amerins are creasgly supportive of equal rights for gay, lbian and transgenr people, a growg percentage of Amerins intify themselv as LGBT.
[1] The levels of support are siar to earlier, stable support for laws protectg gay and lbian people agast job discrimatn, wh roughly seven ten supportg the protectns 2014 (72%), 2013 (73%), and 2011 (71%). In 2018, approximately six ten (57%) Amerins oppose allowg a small bs owner their state to refe products or servic to gay or lbian people if providg them would vlate their relig beliefs.
Over the last few years, there has been most fluctuatn attus, wh slightly higher opposn to religly based refals to serve gay and lbian people rerd 2016 (61%) and 2017 (60%). Colorado Civil Rights Commissn, which a Colorado bakery owner claimed he had a right to refe to bake a ke for a gay uple based on his own personal relig objectns.
* lgbt trends 2018 *
Three-quarters of Democrats (75%) and a majory of pennts (56%) oppose religly based refals to serve gay and lbian people, pared to 36% of pennts and 20% of Democrats who support such a policy.