Only 41% of Republicans say gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, according to Gallup.
In the survey conducted last month, just 41% of Republicans said that gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable, a 15% drop from 2022.
Independents who say same-sex relations are morally acceptable has remained steady in recent years, with 73% expressing approval in 2023 compared to 72% the year before, according to Gallup.
Americans have come a long way since 2001, when just 40% of respondents to the same poll expressed approval of same-sex relations.
Approval of gay and lesbian relations hit a record high last year, when 71% of Americans told Gallup that such relations were morally permissible — including 56% of Republicans.
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