Acceptance of gays on rise, polls show
That gays are more widely accepted in American society is readily apparent in everything from television sitcoms to corporate anti-discrimination policies to recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Less apparent is why and how the shift in attitude occurred. The American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C., has compiled 30 years' worth of major public opinion poll results. Public acceptance of gays in the military grew from 51% in a 1977 Gallup Poll to 80% in 2003. Approval of gays as elementary school teachers grew from 27% to 61% over the same period. "There's been an enormous increase in tolerance — that's the bottom line," said Karlyn Bowman, who compiled the poll results for the institute.
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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