Amerins creasgly support gay and lbian rights and same-sex marriage, but support for trans issu—like genr-affirmg re and bathroom accs—lag behd amid unrelentg GOP cricism.
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AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
The ACLU works to ensure that lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people n live openly whout discrimatn and enjoy equal rights, personal tonomy, and eedom of exprsn and associatn. * i support gay rights *
The ACLU works to ensure that lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, & queer people belong everywhere and n live openly and thentilly whout discrimatn, harassment, or vlence. The ACLU Lbian Gay Bisexual Transgenr Project seeks to create a jt society for all LGBTQ people regardls of race or e. Broad Support For Same-Sex Relatnships: A May 2022 Gallup poll found that 71% of Amerins believe gay and lbian relatns are “morally acceptable, ” vers 25% who say they’re “morally wrong.
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“Don’t Say Gay” Laws Unpopular: A March 2022 ABC/Ipsos poll found 62% of Amerins oppose legislatn like Florida’s Parental Rights Edutn law—known as “Don’t Say Gay”—that rtricts classroom teachgs on genr inty and sexual orientatn. Adults who intify as gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr or “somethg other than heterosexual, ” acrdg to a Gallup poll released Febary and nducted 2022. Some events Florida have been nceled rponse to ncerns over recently passed anti-LGBTQ legislatn—which rtricts genr-affirmg re, drag performanc and expand the tnal rtrictns the “Don’t Say Gay” law, among other measur—and LGBTQ anizatns have also issued travel advisori for the state.
Acrdg to PRRI, roughly two-thirds of Amerins oppose allowg small bs to refe to provi goods or servic to gay or lbian people bee would vlate their relig beliefs. Only one state — Wt Virgia — has ls than a majory of rints who oppose relig refals to serve gay and lbian people.
FLORIDA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY STATE SENATOR ON ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ PASSING: ‘THE AIR WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE ROOM’.
A slew of bills are rollg back recently won eedoms for gay people. Is Ameri ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over aga? * i support gay rights *
If you don’t have gay, lbian or transgenred workers or acquatanc, read up about them or speak wh iends or fay members who know more than you do. If you’re an employer, you n announce that neher homophobia nor sexual harassment of any kd will be tolerated your work environment. Speak out if a worker offensive verbal ments, tells a disparagg joke about an LGBTQ person or shows homophobia about another employee your workplace.
In 2019, the Atlantic ran an opn piece tled “The stggle for gay rights is over”. The mise of the homophobic Defense of Marriage Act 2013 was followed by the end of the feral ban on marriage equaly 2015. Wispread acceptance of same-sex marriage rights, gay people servg the ary and the need for protectns for LGBTQ+ people followed.