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Americans Divided on Use of Chosen Pronouns in Schools, Survey Finds

Legislation and public opinion clash over student pronoun recognition.

America Gets Ready to Vote on Gays' Marriage and Adoption Rights

Gay rights activists in Arkansas, Arizona, California, and Florida used their last day of campaigning before Election Day to urge voters to choose equal rights. How did they fare? Poll results going into the election show it's going to be a close call across the board.

Half of Americans Support Marriage Equality

A new Gallup poll finds that half of Americans believe same-sex marriages should be legally recognized, the second time a majority has supported the issue in a Gallup poll.

Poll Shows Support for Marriage Equality in Rhode Island

Some 56% of likely voters support marriage equality in advance of an anticipated push in the upcoming legislative session.

WATCH: More Hoosiers Support LGBT Protections

A new poll shows a majority of Hoosiers are in favor of legal protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Most Americans Say Religion Is No Excuse for Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination: Survey

That was the finding of a NORC/Williams Institute study, but a Pew Research Center poll turned up opposite results.

Sorry not sorry, JD Vance — 'Normal' gays still voted for Kamala Harris

An overwhelming 86 percent of LGBTQ+ voters backed the Vice President, compared to just 12 percent who voted for Trump.

Pete Buttigieg Rises to Third in National Presidential Poll

The gay mayor had the support of 17 percent of respondents, narrowly trailing Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders.

Spokane mayor struggles against public opinion

More than six in 10 people said they would vote to oust Spokane, Wash., mayor James West if a special recall election were held today, a newspaper and television station report.

Michigan Independents Cold to Obama's Marriage Stance

President Obama's support for marriage equality may have cost him with a critical segment of independent voters in Michigan, a new poll indicates.

Fewer Americans Say Being Gay Is a Sin

A poll by a Christian-oriented research firm shows a statistically significant drop in the percentage of respondents who say 'homosexual behavior' is sinful.

Pete Buttigieg on ‘remarkable’ Iowa poll political earthquake

The results in what many consider the gold standard in polling show Harris leading Trump in the reliably red state.

More Details Obtained About HRC's ENDA Poll

As The Advocate reported earlier this week, a strong majority of gays and lesbians supported passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act even though it did not include protections for transgender people, according to a poll commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign. Since then, The Advocate has obtained the full results of the poll questions about ENDA, which passed the House of Representatives Wednesday in a 235-184 vote.

Can You Trust the Polling on Proposition 8?

Last week's Field Poll in California found that voters were likely to reject the state ballot amendment in November that intends to prohibit gay marriage. But are voters really telling pollsters the truth about how they'll vote once they're in the booth? A polling expert examines the numbers and the opposition's claim that the Field Poll just isn't accurate.