The Experiences of LGBTQ Americans Today
How lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults view Obergefell’s impact on social acceptance for LGBTQ people, 10 years after the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
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How Much Discrimination Do Americans Say Groups Face in the U.S.?
Republicans are less likely than in 2024 to say there is discrimination against Black, Hispanic, Asian and White people.
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Views of DEI have become slightly more negative among U.S. workers
About half of workers (52%) now say focusing on increasing DEI at work is mainly a good thing, down from 56% in February 2023.
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Americans’ views of offensive speech aren’t necessarily clear-cut
About six-in-ten U.S. adults (62%) say that “people being too easily offended by things others say” is a major problem in the country today.
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Cultural Issues and the 2024 Election
Voters who support Biden and Trump have starkly different opinions on many issues, and these two groups are divided internally as well.
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Rising Numbers of Americans Say Jews and Muslims Face a Lot of Discrimination
40% of U.S. adults say there’s a lot of discrimination against Jews in society, and 44% say there’s a lot of discrimination against Muslims.
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How U.S. Muslims are experiencing the Israel-Hamas war
Seven-in-ten Muslim Americans say they think discrimination against Muslims has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
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How U.S. Jews are experiencing the Israel-Hamas war
Nine-in-ten American Jews say they think discrimination against Jews has risen in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began.
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Striking findings from 2023
Here’s a look back at 2023 through some of our most striking research findings.
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Americans’ Views of the Israel-Hamas War
65% of Americans say Hamas bears a lot of responsibility for the current conflict, compared with 35% who say this about the Israeli government.
