Straight people are getting more uncomfortable with LGBTQ people each year
A new survey shows that young peoples support for LGBTQ people has dropped for the second consecutive year.
The Harris Poll and GLAAD just released the results of their yearly survey in their Accelerating Acceptance report.
The survey was conducted this past January and involved 1970 respondents, including 1754 non-LGBTQ respondents. They were asked about whether they would be comfortable with an LGBTQ person in various situations, like having an LGBTQ doctor, their kid having an LGBTQ teacher, or a family member coming out.
Among non-LGBTQ people, 49% were comfortable in all the situations, the same percentage as last year. Two years ago, though, 53% of non-LGBTQ people were comfortable in all situations, a drop that coincided with the start of the Trump administration.
But the drop was more pronounced among 18- to 34-year-olds. 63% were comfortable in all the situations two years ago, 53% last year, and 45% this year.
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