Missing percentage points to 100 percent due to answer options "depends on situation", "not a moral issue" and "no opinion", which are not shown here.
The source does not provide exact numbers of respondents.
The source posed the question as follows: "Next, I'm going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong.
How about - Gay or Lesbian Relations?" with slightly differing wording from 2001 to 2004 ("homosexual behavior") and from 2006 to 2008 ("homosexual relations").
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U.S. opinion on moral acceptability of gay or lesbian relations 2001-2025
This statistic shows Americans' views from 2001 to 2025 as to whether gay and lesbian relations are morally acceptable or morally wrong. In 2001, 53 percent of respondents stated they believe gay or lesbian relations to be morally wrong. In 2025, 33 percent said the same.
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Gallup. (July 23, 2025). Public opinions of the moral acceptability of gay or lesbian relations in the United States from 2001 to 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Public opinions of the moral acceptability of gay or lesbian relations in the United States from 2001 to 2025." Chart. July 23, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. (2025). Public opinions of the moral acceptability of gay or lesbian relations in the United States from 2001 to 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup. "Public Opinions of The Moral Acceptability of Gay or Lesbian Relations in The United States from 2001 to 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Jul 2025, /statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
Gallup, Public opinions of the moral acceptability of gay or lesbian relations in the United States from 2001 to 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Public opinions of the moral acceptability of gay or lesbian relations in the United States from 2001 to 2025 [Graph], Gallup, July 23, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/226147/americans-moral-views-on-gay-or-lesbian-relations-in-the-united-states/
