Overview
- Gallup’s Values and Beliefs survey, conducted May 1–17 and reported June 3, found 65% of U.S. adults now say same‑sex marriage should be legal, down from about 71% in 2022–23.
- The change is highly partisan: only 37% of Republicans now support legal same‑sex marriage while Democrats remain at roughly 87% and independents fell modestly.
- Gallup also found moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relationships fell to about 62% and acceptance of changing one’s gender dropped to roughly 38%; the poll surveyed 1,001 adults with a ±4 percentage‑point margin of error.
- Lawmakers in at least 11 states have introduced bills seeking to limit or challenge marriage recognition, and conservative legal and policy moves on transgender issues are intensifying the political debate.
- Same‑sex marriage remains the law of the land under the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling, but advocates warn falling public support could translate into real legal and social consequences for families and rights tied to marital status.