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?

B. Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university, or not?

Have your sex partners in the last 12 months been…

Have your sex partners in the last five years been…

Gay men and lesbians (that is), homosexuals – thermometer

Do you favor or oppose laws to protect [homosexuals/gays and lesbians] against job discrimination?

Do you favor/oppose such laws strongly or not strongly?

Do you think gay or lesbian couples, in other words, homosexual couples, should be legally permitted to adopt children?

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Do you think homosexuals should be allowed to serve in the United States Armed Forces or don’t you think so?

Do you feel strongly or not strongly that homosexuals should not be allowed to serve in the United States Armed forces?

Among your immediate family members, relatives, neighbors, co-workers, or close friends, are any of them gay, lesbian, or bisexual as far as you know?

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C. And what about sexual relations between two adults of the same sex, is it. . .

B. A same sex male couple can bring up a child as well as a male-female couple.

A. A same sex female couple can bring up a child as well as a male-female couple.

Sexual orientation - In the past 12 months, did you personally experience discrimination due to each of the following characteristics?

Have you ever in your life been prevented from buying or moving into a house or apartment or been Forced to move because a landlord or realtor believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

In the last five years, have you been forced to move or prevented from buying or moving into a house or apartment because a landlord or realtor believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Have you ever in your life been harassed verbally or in writing on the job by a co-worker, supervisor, or boss because you were believed to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Some people are very open about their sexual orientation while others are not. About how many of your coworkers know that you (are gay(IF MALE)/are lesbian(IF FEMALE)/are bisexual/have sex with men(IF MALE)/have sex with women(IF FEMALE))?

In the last five years, have you been harassed verbally or in writing on the job by a co-worker, supervisor, or boss because you were believed to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Have you ever in your life been denied a job or been fired from a job because an employer believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Since the age of 18, have your sex partners been:

In the last five years, have you been denied a job or been fired from a job because an employer believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Have you ever in your life been denied a promotion or received a negative job evaluation because an employer believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

In the last five years, have you been denied a promotion or received a negative job evaluation because an employer believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

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Some states are considering the following policies. If this came up in your state, would you support or oppose the proposal? [Requiring parental consent before teachers could address their child using a name or pronoun other than the name or gender under which they are enrolled in school.]

Question edits are in compliance with federal administration directives released in January 2025.

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Same-sex couples have the right to marry one another.

Some states are considering the following policies. If this came up in your state, would you support or oppose the proposal? [Preventing gender transition surgery for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.]

Question edits are in compliance with federal administration directives released in January 2025.

Do you support or oppose each of the following bills before Congress? [Require that all federal agencies recognize same-sex marriages and interracial marriages]

For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose these decisions. [Ban Transgender People in the Military]

Over the past two years, Congress voted on many issues. Do you support each of the following proposals? [Amend federal laws to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.]

President Trump has issued many orders over the first two years of his presidency. For each of the following tell us whether you support or oppose the order in principle. [Ban Transgender People in the Military]

At about what age were you first sexually attracted to someone of the same sex?

At about what age were you when you first told someone that you were (gay(IF MALE)/lesbian(IF FEMALE)/bisexual)?

At about what age were you when you first told someone that you had sex with someone of the same sex?

Do you think being homosexual is something people choose to be, or do you think it is something they cannot change?