Changing Views: Are people born gay?

by Steven Davies on Jul 18, 2013 | Views: 687 | Score: 10

	Born gay	Due to upbringing/environment
1977	13	56
1982	17	52
1989	19	48
1996	31	40
1999	34	44
2001	40	39
2002	40	36
2003	38	44
2004	37	41
2005	38	44
2006	42	37
2007	42	35
2008	41	38
2009	35	42
2010	36	37
2011	40	42
2012 May	40	35
2012 Nov	45	36
2013	47	33

Sources: gallup.com

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Steven Davies on Jul 18, 2013 11:47 AM said:

According to a 2013 Gallup poll, 47% of people surveyed believe that being gay or lesbian is something a person is born with, a drastic increase from 1977 when only 13% of people surveyed believed this. Fewer people than ever believe (33%) that being gay or lesbian is due to upbringing and a person's surrounding environment.

blenderhead on Oct 22, 2014 8:49 AM said:

And science supports this as well. Opinion is important in the cultural battle, but if it's backed by science, that much the better. Interesting graph to see the bouncing back and forth over the last couple decades.

Noah on Oct 22, 2014 10:00 AM said:

It is pretty bizarre that after pretty consistent trending from 1977-2000 the country seemed to waffle for the next decade. I would guess because of the culture war during the Bush era.