Support for same-sex marriage has declined, to 65%, from a high of 71% four years ago, according to a recent poll from Gallup.

Republicans, especially, have done an about-face on the issue. In 2022, a majority of them — 55% — said same-sex marriages should be valid. That number now stands at 37%, back to levels last seen more than 10 years ago. The drop, according to Gallup, has been most stark among Republican men.

Political independents also experienced a 6-percentage-point decline. Democratic support remains unchanged at 87%.

Support for transgender rights has also gone south, according to Gallup.

In 2021, roughly half of all Americans said changing genders was morally acceptable. That number declined to 38%.

Republicans are again responsible for much of this gravitational pull. Just 5% now say changing genders is morally acceptable, down from 22% in 2021. Among independents, support fell to 42% from 48%.

A majority of Democrats still say changing genders is acceptable, but support is also less robust: 60% now say it is morally acceptable, down from 67% in 2021.

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By Ruth Igielnik/Haiyun Jiang
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