Americans' Views of the Morality of Same-Sex Relations, 2001-2023
Figures are the percentage who say gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable
Line graph. Views of Same-Sex Relations as morally acceptable. Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults say gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, down from 71% in 2022, and the lowest since 2019. Since 2014, at least six in 10 U.S. adults have said gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, and a majority have held that view since 2010. The low point in the trend was 38% in 2002.