American public support for same-sex marriage fell for the first time since 2015, according to a recent survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).
The latest PRRI American Values Atlas (AVA) survey found that support for same-sex marriage fell from 69 percent to 67 percent between 2022 and 2023. The last time the PRRI’s AVA measured a drop in support for same-sex marriage was between 2014 and 2015, when it fell to 53 percent from 54 percent.
PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman attributed the drop in support to America’s ongoing “culture wars.”
“Our survey shows that support for LGBTQ rights has dipped slightly from 2022 to 2023 Deckman said in a statement released Tuesday. “The growing partisan divide on these issues show the effect of the continuous use of LGBTQ identity and LGBTQ rights as a wedge issue in our nation’s culture wars,” Deckman continued.
The drop in support is likely the result of ongoing far-left efforts to push transgender ideology on the public, especially children, despite the dangers and risks involved. Several states have sought to ban the promotion of so-called ‘pride,’ and a majority of Americans do not believe children should be able to undergo sex change surgery. Brands that have used transgender individuals as ambassadors have faced significant backlash, including Doritos, which recently attempted to hire a transgender pedophile.