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    Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights
    Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights
    Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights
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    Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights

    By Robert P. Jones

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert P. Jones
    Release dateJul 5, 2012
    ISBN9781476320267
    Generations at Odds: The Millennial Generation and the Future of Gay and Lesbian Rights
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    Robert P. Jones

    Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. PRRI’s mission is to help journalists, opinion leaders, scholars, clergy, and the general public better understand debates on public policy issues and the role of religion and values in American public life by conducting high quality public opinion surveys and qualitative research. As members of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the American Political Science Association (APSA), and the American Academy of Religion (AAR), our research team follows the highest research standards of independence and academic excellence. PRRI is a member organization of the National Council on Public Polls, an association of polling organizations established in 1969, which sets the highest professional standards for public opinion researchers. PRRI is also a supporting organization of the Transparency Initiative at AAPOR, an initiative to place the value of openness at the center of the public opinion research profession. As a research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies. Research supported by its funders reflects PRRI’s commitment to independent inquiry and academic rigor. Research findings and conclusions are never altered to accommodate other interests, including those of funders, other organizations, or government bodies and officials.

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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.

      copyright Public Religion Research Institute, Inc.

      Robert P. Jones, Ph.D., CEO

      2027 Massachusetts Ave NW, 3rd Floor

      Washington, DC 20036

      http://www.publicreligion.org/

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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

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