Lots of interesting information in this survey. There are very few groups left in the US that contain a majority who are opposed to same-sex marriage; who are opposed to legal protections against discrimination for LGBT people; or who favour allowing a small business to refuse service to same-sex couples on the grounds of religious belief. Unsurprisingly, if you are old, white, male, conservative, Protestant, Republican and live in the Deep South, you’re more likely to hold these views, but even then it’s far from a lock.

(Side note: it always amuses me that US statistics lump Pacific Island people in with Asians. I live in Auckland, which has more Pacific Island citizens than any other city in the world, and the idea of considering them as the same demographic as Asian people is just bizarre.)

Originally shared by Will Shetterly

“majorities of black Protestants (54%), Hispanic Protestants (59%), Mormons (66%), white evangelical Protestants (67%), and Jehovah’s Witnesses (72%) oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. Muslims are divided in their opinions over same-sex marriage (41% favor, 45% oppose).”