Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights
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How will the Millennial generation shape the future of gay and lesbian rights in America? Public Religion Research Institute's 2011 survey, Generations at Odds, profiles the great shift between the attitudes of seniors and college-age Millennials in the United States regarding gay and lesbian issues, including support for same-sex marriage.
Robert P. Jones
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Generations at Odds - Robert P. Jones
Generations at Odds:
The Millennial Generation and the Future of
Gay and Lesbian Rights
Analysis by Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., Daniel Cox, and Elizabeth Cook, Ph.D.
Copyright 2011 Public Religion Research Institute, Inc.
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Acknowledgements
Public Religion Research Institute is deeply grateful to the Arcus Foundation for their generous support of the Millennials, Religion, & Gay and Lesbian Issues Survey. The findings and analysis in this report are the responsibility of the authors alone and do not necessarily represent the views of the Arcus Foundation. The authors would also like to thank PRRI Research Intern Samantha Holquist for research assistance, Nikki Yamashiro for editorial assistance, Camden Richards for graphic design, and PRRI Press Secretary Shannon Craig Straw for providing meticulous proofreading of the final document.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Generations at Odds: Millennials vs. Seniors on Gay and Lesbian Issues
Recent Trends and Self-Reported Attitude Changes on Same-Sex Marriage
Attitudes on Public Policy Issues Regarding Gay and Lesbian People
Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion, and Politics
Gay and Lesbian Relationships in Society
Morality and Sin
Gay and Lesbian People and the Church
Appendix 1. Survey Methodology
About Public Religion Research Institute
Executive Summary
There is at least a 20-point generation gap between Millennials (age 18 to 29) and seniors (age 65 and older) on every public policy measure in the survey concerning rights for gay and lesbian people.
More than 6-in-10 (62%) Millennials favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, 69% favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children, 71% favor civil unions, and 79% favor employment discrimination protections for gay and lesbian people.
Among seniors, only about 1-in-3 favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry (31%) or favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children (36%). A majority of seniors favor civil unions (51%) and employment discrimination protections for gay and lesbian people (58%), but support lags significantly behind Millennials and the general population.
The generation gap in support for same-sex marriage is striking and persists even among conservative political and religious groups.
Nearly half (49%) of Republican Millennials favor allowing gay and lesbian people to marry, compared to only