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What how do you explain that? Q2: What should I do if I experience discrimination? They may contain errors. I think it stands out. One great thing about the ABA is we also have enough data to look at opinions in all 50 states.

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So there has been this assumption that as we become more, I think, accepting of LGBT Americans in our daily lives, that it would just naturally lend itself to people being more supportive of. But essentially, we get a snapshot of all Americans, including people of faith and people who are unaffiliated.

So there has been this assumption that as we become more, I think, accepting of LGBT Americans in our daily lives, that it would just naturally lend itself to people being more supportive of protecting the rights of LGBTQ Americans. William Brangham takes a closer look.

Yeah, we were somewhat surprised to see after several years of increasing support among Americans for LGBTQ rights, that we saw a decline. The survey showed for the first time support fell for key policies regarding LGBTQ rights, backing for same sex marriage dropped two percentage points, support for non-discrimination protections dropped four points and opposition to people refusing services based on religious grounds dropped five points.

Gay discrimination and gay stigma are still a problem in today’s workplace, school and even at home. But now, a new survey finds a slight decline in that support for the first time in years. And I think that's had a spillover effect nationally in terms of the attitudes of Republicans, especially on issues with respect to LGBT rights.

But I think if you look under the hood, so to speak, and look at the data more closely, it's really largely driven by party polarization. I think it's also important to bear in mind that despite these declines that we've seen, the vast majority of people of faith continue to support the rights of LGBTQ Americans, especially with respect to same sex marriage and non-discrimination laws.

But now a new survey finds that for the first time in years, there's a slight decline in that support. Because with respect to LGBT rights, we're generally there has been a growing increase in support among Americans. William Brangham William Brangham. You've been doing this survey for years.

So for someone who might look at this and think, Oh, what a 2 percent decline or a 5 percent decline is not that substantial. If you think you have been discriminated against and would like our assistance, please visit our Report LGBTQ and HIV Discrimination Page and we can help you figure out whether you are protected under federal or state laws.

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And I think what's happening is that you see many Republican leaders in red states, really trying to amp up the volume, so to speak on LGBTQ rights, and really trying to claw back some of those rights across the country. So our surveys are done among Americans nationally.

In your survey, you're talking to people who both affiliate with a particular religion and also non-religious people as well, correct? Sam Lane Sam Lane. In the past, homosexuality was considered an illness and open hostility towards gay people was the norm; seeing much of this gay stigma disappear may lead some to believe that gay discrimination is a thing of the past, but unfortunately, this.

Q3: How can I update my gender marker on my passport? And so we saw much deeper declines, for example, among Republicans in terms of their support for these issues, whereas Democrats tended to stay relatively stable.

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