Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Carlos Cur...
Responding to the Trump administrations decision to lift protections for LGBT students, who had previously been allowed to use public-school bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice, Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R, FL-27) and Carlos Curbelo (R, FL-26) spoke out against the… Read more »
Jacksonville City Council Adds LGBT Comm...
After a five year effort, Jacksonville City Council voted in a bipartisan majority to add the LGBT community to the city’s human rights ordinance. The amendment extends existing prohibitions against discrimination based on race, religion, ethnicity or gender to include sexual… Read more »
Editorial: Arizona should follow Preside...
The Arizona Republic published an editorial encouraging the state to follow President Trump’s lead and pass protections for LGBT Arizonans. Following President Trump’s announcement that he would keep in place protections for LGBT Americans in the workplace, the editorial says… Read more »
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Project Right Side has a unique and voluminous dataset on Americans' attitudes towards marriage equality. Over the last year, we've surveyed 16,000 voters on the freedom to marry.
New poll: Majority of Georgia Voters Support State LGBT Nondiscrimination Protections
The December 2016 study revealed that a majority of Georgia voters are in favor of legal measures and a battery of messaging that support LGBT nondiscrimination in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations. Further, Georgians are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports a state based nondiscrimination law. Polling Memo
New poll from PRRI finds a majority of Americans oppose Transgender Bathroom Restrictions
A new poll from PRRI found a majority of Americans oppose Transgender Bathroom Restrictions. Key findings from the poll include:
- Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans oppose allowing small business owners in their state to refuse to provide products or services to gay or lesbian people if doing so violates their religious beliefs.
- More than seven in ten (71%) Americans oppose allowing churches and places of worship to endorse political candidates while retaining their tax-exempt status, compared to only 22% who favor such a policy.
- More than six in ten (63%) favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally. As recently as 2013, only slightly more than half (52%) the public backed same-sex marriage nationally.
- There is broad public support for laws protecting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people against discrimination in jobs, public accommodations and housing. Seven in ten (70%) Americans favor laws that would provide these protections to LGBT people, compared to roughly one-quarter (26%) who oppose such laws.
- A majority (53%) of Americans oppose laws that would require transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex at birth rather than their current gender identity. Nearly four in ten (39%) favor such laws. Notably, nearly one in ten (8%) Americans report no opinion on this issue.
New Poll: Large Majorities Favor Federal Non-Discrimination Laws for LGBT Americans
A new national survey conducted for Project Right Side shows strong bipartisan support for federal legislation to protect LGBT Americans from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations. The poll by Just Win Research shows 75% of Americans support LGBT inclusive non-discrimination protections, including 57% support among GOP voters. The survey also shows 80% of registered voters believe it’s already against federal law to discriminate against LGBT Americans. 64% of respondents are more likely to support a candidate who favors non-discrimination laws. The July 2016 survey of more than 1,000 registered voters also shows strong majorities supporting the freedom to marry and the ability of openly LGBT Americans to serve in the US military. | National Polling Memo | National Polling Topline
