LGBT Public Opinion Polls & Surveys | Surveys

Equaldex aggregates LGBTQ+ public opinion surveys from trusted research firms and publications worldwide. This data, combined with legal rights, form the LGBTQ+ Equality Index, providing a fuller picture of both legal progress and societal attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community.

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Global LGBT Surveys

This Year

Support for LGBT people being open about their sexual orientation or gender identity

26 regions surveyed. Source: Ipsos, April 2025

Acceptance of LGBT public displays of affection

26 regions surveyed. Source: Ipsos, April 25-May 9, 2025

Last Year

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people

121 regions surveyed. Source: Gallup, April 10th to December 13th

Support for LGBT people to be open about their sexual orientation or gender identity

26 regions surveyed. Source: Ipsos, February 23–March 8, 2024

Support for LGBT rights and protections

26 regions surveyed. Source: Ipsos, February 23–March 8, 2024

Support for teens' access to gender-affirming care

26 regions surveyed. Source: Ipsos, February 23–March 8, 2024

Support for access to facilities matching gender identity

26 regions surveyed. Source: Ipsos, February 23–March 8, 2024

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2020s

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors

39 regions surveyed. Source: Afrobarometer, 2021-2023

Support for same-sex marriage in the United States

51 regions surveyed. Source: American Values Atlas, March 9th - December 7th 2023

Support for same-sex marriage

50 regions surveyed. Source: PRRI, March 9th to December 7th, 2023

Support for same-sex marriage (North and South America)

22 regions surveyed. Source: AmericasBarometer, 2023

Approval of equal rights for gender minorities (North and South America)

18 regions surveyed. Source: AmericasBarometer, 2023

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2010s

"Should society accept homosexuality?"

34 regions surveyed. Source: Pew Research Center, May–October, 2019

Acceptance of homosexuality (Arab countries)

7 regions surveyed. Source: BBC News Arabic / Arab Barometer, 2018-2019

Perceived prevalence of discrimination against sexual orientation (European Union)

28 regions surveyed. Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019

Perceived prevalence of discrimination against transgender people (European Union)

28 regions surveyed. Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019

Acceptance of same-sex relationships (European Union)

28 regions surveyed. Source: Eurobarometer, May 2019

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2000s

Justifiability of homosexuality

54 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 2005-2009

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors

54 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 2005-2009

Support for the right of gay and lesbian people to live freely

29 regions surveyed. Source: European Social Survey, 2008

Perceptions of local area as a "good place" for gay and lesbian people to live

113 regions surveyed. Source: Gallup, 2005-2007

Views on homosexuality

45 regions surveyed. Source: Pew Research Center, April 6th to May 29th 2007

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1990s

Justifiability of homosexuality

51 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 1995-1999

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors

52 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 1995-1999

Justifiability of homosexuality

20 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 1990-1994

Acceptance of homosexuals as neighbors

17 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 1990-1994

1980s

Justifiability of homosexuality

11 regions surveyed. Source: World Values Survey, 1981-1984

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Recent Regional Surveys

Region	Source	Statistics
United States	The Economist / YouGov (2025, today.yougov.com)	Would you support or oppose the following? Banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports 64% Strongly or somewhat support 26% Strongly or somewhat oppose
United States	Marquette University Law School (2025, law.marquette.edu)	Do you favor or oppose President Trump’s order requiring federal agencies to recognize only biological sex and remove gender identity from policies and documents? 63% Favor 37% Oppose
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	In principle, do you think it should or should not be made easier for transgender people to change their legal gender? 63% Should not be made easier 19% Should be made easier
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	In principle, do you think it should or should not be made easier for transgender people to change their legal gender? 19% Should be made easier 63% Should not be made easier
North Dakota	North Dakota News Cooperative, WPA Intelligence (2025, inforum.com)	Do you support the Supreme Court’s decision to make same-sex marriage legal nationwide? 56% Yes 36% No
United Kingdom	YourGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you think a person should or should not have to obtain the approval of one or more doctors to change their legal gender? 70% Should have to obtain approval from one or more doctors 13% Should not have to obtain approval from one or more doctors approval 18% Don’t know
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	And do you think a person should or should not have to provide evidence they lived in their new gender for at least two years before they able to change their legal gender? 66% Should have to show they have lived in their new gender for two years 12% Should not have to show they have lived in their new gender for two years 22% Don’t know
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you think the legal gender change process should or should not be changed so that only the diagnosis from one doctor is required? 19% Should be changed so that only the diagnosis from one doctor is required 63% Should continue to require that another doctor give their approval 18% Don’t know
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you think the process should or should be changed so that approval by a legal and medical panel is no longer required? 22% Should be changed to automatically grant a GRC if all other requirements are met 57% Should continue to require approval by a panel of legal and medical professionals 22% Don’t know
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you think transgender women should or should not be allowed to use the women’s changing rooms? 25% Should be allowed 58% Should not be allowed 17% Don’t know
United Kingdom	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you think transgender men should or should not be allowed to use the men’s changing rooms? 32% Should be allowed 49% Should not be allowed 19% Don’t know
Scotland	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you support same-sex marriage? 54% Strongly support 27% Tend to support 5% Tend to oppose 8% Strongly oppose
Wales	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you support same-sex marriage? 57% Strongly support 21% Tend to support 8% Tend to oppose 4% Strongly oppose
England	YouGov (2025, yougov.co.uk)	Do you support same-sex marriage? 50.01% Strongly support 24.65% Tend to support 8.26% Tend to oppose 9.46% Strongly oppose
United States	NBC News Stay Tuned (2025, documentcloud.org)	Percentage of U.S Adults Who Identify as a Sexual Orientation Other Than Heterosexual 14% Identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, asexual, pansexual, or something other than heterosexual
United States	NBC News Stay Tuned (2025, documentcloud.org)	Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: there are only two genders, male and female. 29% Disagree 71% Agree
Italy	Eurispes (2025, eurispes.eu)	Support for same-sex marriage 66.8% Support
Italy	Eurispes (2025, eurispes.eu)	Support for legal protection of de facto couples regardless of gender 70.2% Support
Italy	Eurispes (2025, eurispes.eu)	Support for the adoption of children for homosexual couples 51.9% Support
Italy	Eurispes (2025, eurispes.eu)	Support for change sex by self-declaration 37.2% Support
Italy	Eurispes (2025, eurispes.eu)	Support for recognition of gender identities that are not reflected in the feminine or the masculine 51.1% Support
Czechia	CVVM (2025, cvvm.soc.cas.cz)	Who would you not like to have as neighbors? 8% Said people with homosexual orientation 92% Did not say people with homosexual orientation
Czechia	CVVM (2025, cvvm.soc.cas.cz)	Should homosexual women and men have the right to enter into a registered partnership? 44% Definitely yes 41% Rather yes 7% Rather no 5% Definitely no
Czechia	CVVM (2025, cvvm.soc.cas.cz)	Should homosexual women and men have the right to adopt the children of their partner? 42% Definitely yes 39% Rather yes 10% Rather no 5% Definitely no
Czechia	CVVM (2025, cvvm.soc.cas.cz)	Should homosexual women and men have the right to adopt children from an “institution”? 31% Definitely yes 35% Rather yes 17% Rather no 13% Definitely no
Czechia	CVVM (2025, cvvm.soc.cas.cz)	Should homosexual women and men have the right to enter into marriage? 34% Definitely yes 30% Rather yes 18% Rather no 14% Definitely no
Czechia	CVVM (2025, cvvm.soc.cas.cz)	Will confessing to homosexuality cause difficulties with others in your town or village? 6% Definitely 28% Likely 49% Likely not 13% Definitely not
United States	Williams Institute (2025, williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu)	Do you consider yourself to be transgender? (ages 13 and older) 0.81% Yes
Ukraine	Kyiv international institute of sociology (2024, kiis.com.ua)	Support for civil unions equal to marriage except for adoption rights 28.7% Support 35.7% Opoose 25.6% Indifferent 8.3% Difficult to say/refuse to answer
Ukraine	Kyiv international institute of sociology (2024, kiis.com.ua)	Attitudes towards LGBT (homo/bisexual and transgender) people 14.1% Positive attitudes 32.1% Negative attitudes 47.3% Indifferent 6.4% Difficult to say/refuse to answer
Brazil	PoderData (2024, poder360.com.br)	Are you for or against same-sex marriage? 46% For

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