GSS · 1973–2024, 30 waves
Social & moral issues › LGBT issues
What about sexual relations between two adults of the same sex--do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
Are sexual relations between two adults of the same sex wrong?
56% “Not wrong at all” in 2024
up 44 points from 12% in 1973
Other0%
Not wrong at all56%
Wrong only sometimes7%
Almost always wrong4%
Always wrong34%
Shares in 2024, n=2,242
By party“Not wrong at all”, 2024
Democrats72%
Independents (incl. leaners)59%
Republicans35%
By religion“Not wrong at all”, 2024
Protestant37%
Catholic61%
None77%