The negative shift for the young is surprising, said Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD president and CEO. Tolerance takes a hit: Americans less accepting of LGBT people in 2017 39% were uncomfortable learning their child had a school lesson on LGBTQ history vs.34% were uncomfortable learning their doctor was LGBTQ vs.36% of young people said they were uncomfortable learning a family member was LGBTQ, compared with 29% in 2017.“These numbers are very alarming and signal a looming social crisis in discrimination.” “We count on the narrative that young people are more progressive and tolerant,” John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll, told USA TODAY. And that is down from 63% in 2016.ĭriving the dilution of acceptance are young women whose overall comfort levels plunged from 64% in 2017 to 52% in 2018, says the survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD. The number of Americans 18 to 34 who are comfortable interacting with LGBTQ people slipped from 53% in 2017 to 45% in 2018 – the only age group to show a decline, according to the annual Accelerating Acceptance report. Young people are growing less tolerant of LGBTQ individuals, a jarring turn for a generation traditionally considered embracing and open, a survey released Monday shows.
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