Accelerating Acceptance 2024

Part 1: Americans Are With Us

We continue to see super majorities supporting our community, and believing we should be able to live our lives free from fear.

The Vast Majority of Non-LGBTQ Adults Believe Schools Should be Safe and Accepting Places for All Youth, Unchanged Vs. 2023

% non-LGBTQ strongly/somewhat agree

The Vast Majority of Non-LGBTQ Adults Believe Schools Should be Safe and Accepting Places for All Youth, Unchanged Vs. 2023

And That LGBTQ People Should be Free from Fear and Discrimination

% non-LGBTQ strongly/somewhat agree

And That LGBTQ People Should be Free from Fear and Discrimination

Non-LGBTQ People Express Strong Support for People Coming Out as LGBTQ in Their Personal Lives

% non-LGBTQ strongly/somewhat agree

If someone close to me (like a family member or close friend) told me they were…

Non-LGBTQ People Express Strong Support for People Coming Out as LGBTQ in Their Personal Lives

Gen Z Reports Greater Discrimination Based on Their Gender Identity

% LGBTQ reporting discrimination related to sexual/romantic orientation and/or gender identity

Discrimination based on gender identity

Discrimination based on gender identity
2023 vs 2024

Discrimination based on sexual orientation

Discrimination based on sexual orientation
2023 vs 2024

More Publications from GLAAD

In a historic move, on May 9, President Barack Obama announced his support for full marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. In an interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, President Obama stated that his decision to publically support marriage equality is rooted in his faith. In the days immediately following President Barack Obama’s statement in support of marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, news media outlets scrambled to address the president’s use of religious language in explaining how his “evolution” concluded with him choosing to support marriage equality. What we found was stark, but unsurprising.

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