U.S. support for LGBTQ+ rights is declining after decades of support. Here’s why

[DaleCooper]

Link to the PBS article
Link to the PRRI report

The most interesting part here is that the change is been driven largely by young republicans. They went from being two thirds (65%) in favor of gay marriage to just under half (49%) and also underwent similar changes in their support for anti-discrimination laws.

I honestly think that the LGB portion of the acronym is suffering from collateral damage by association. It is the 'TQ+' which is almost certainly driving this decline.

Young Republicans are turning against everyone who is any letter of LGBTQ+ (I hate that acronym) because propaganda aimed at younger Republicans is virulently anti-gay and anti-transgender at the moment. It is arguably much worse than Fox News has been in over a decade.

[DaleCooper]

Not surprising since young Republicans tend to be more radical than other age brackets, mainly because they grew up in the age of MAGA where hatred and bigotry became publicly accepted and encouraged by the right wing.

They're probably more racist than most older Republicans too. Some of the racist stuff I heard from old conservatives 20 years ago (people who would be well over 100 now if they were alive) doesn't even compare to the Nazi-esque school shooter language I hear from Joe Rogan fans under 35 today.