Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023
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According to a survey conducted in 2023, ** percent of Americans believed that business owners should be able to refuse to provide services that might conflict with their lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender beliefs in the United States. In 2023, there was a Supreme Court case in which a website designer argued that requiring her to design wedding websites for same-sex couples would violate her right to freedom of speech, raising the question of whether business owners should be allowed to refuse services based on a person's sexual or gender identity despite anti-discrimination legislation.
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Pew Research Center. (June 14, 2023). Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/1396634/us-views-on-whether-businesses-can-refuse-services-due-to-lgbt-beliefs/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023." Chart. June 14, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/1396634/us-views-on-whether-businesses-can-refuse-services-due-to-lgbt-beliefs/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/1396634/us-views-on-whether-businesses-can-refuse-services-due-to-lgbt-beliefs/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Americans Who Believe That Business Owners Should Be Required or Be Able to Refuse to Provide Services If It May Conflict with Their Lgbt Beliefs in The United States in 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Jun 2023, /statistics/1396634/us-views-on-whether-businesses-can-refuse-services-due-to-lgbt-beliefs/
Pew Research Center, Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1396634/us-views-on-whether-businesses-can-refuse-services-due-to-lgbt-beliefs/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Share of Americans who believe that business owners should be required or be able to refuse to provide services if it may conflict with their LGBT beliefs in the United States in 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1396634/us-views-on-whether-businesses-can-refuse-services-due-to-lgbt-beliefs/
