Poll: Huge Public Support for LGBT Rights
Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | June 09, 2011 9:00 AM
http://www.bilerico.com/2011/06/poll_huge_public_support_for_lgbt_rights.phpThe Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank, has conducted a new poll showing that the American public strongly supports workplace nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people. Adam discussed this yesterday, noting that 9 of 10 people think there's already a federal law barring LGBT discrimination.
One of the consistent points made by opposing politicians is that the majority of people in the U.S. do not support such rights. That's not true, and we've known that for quite some time. We've covered a lot of these polls here on Bilerico, and the progress made is interesting. Of course, not every legislative district has a majority in support, and therein lies the rub in our legislative system. Enough districts without support, and the raw numbers quickly become irrelevant to a vote. However, there are some interesting crosstabs in the polling data, particularly with regard to trans rights, and regional breakdowns. These results are also surprising for another reason: they don't agree with past polling data in one important respect.
