Thom Tillis of North Carolina said of same-sex relationships. "I think that the general moods and attitudes are changing there," Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who was recently censured by his state party in part due to his work on strengthening same-sex marriage protections last year, tried to make a similar argument. Josh Hawley, an otherwise eager culture warrior, says he doesn’t “hear a lot” about antipathy towards same-sex couples among Republicans. Bush campaigned on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
Still, support for the legality of same-sex marriage remains broadly popular - it's not the potent wedge issue it once was, such as during the 2004 presidential campaign when President George W. It's the steepest drop in Republican approval for same-sex relationships since Gallup began polling the issue in 2001, reversing almost a decade of steady acceptance. Recent polling suggests that Republicans have begun to change their minds on the acceptability of same-sex relationships, even after many Republican lawmakers supported protections for same-sex and interracial marriage in the Respect for Marriage Act last year.Ī new Gallup poll has found that just 41% of Republicans believe that gay or lesbian relationships are morally acceptable, a 15 percentage point drop from a high of 56% last year. 'Conflating same-sex rights with transgender rights'īut if GOP leaders are mainly concerned with the "TQ+" in LGBTQ+ while leaving the other parts of the acronym alone, the rank and file don't seem to be listening. Instead, Hawley told Insider, he hears a lot about "women's sports, about kids transitioning, about puberty-blocking drugs." Josh Hawley of Missouri, one of the more eager Republican culture warriors, said of same-sex marriage. "To be honest, I don't hear a lot about that issue," Sen. Instead, most have redirected their fire to transgender women's participation in sports, gender-affirming care for minors, and drag performances. Hodges Supreme Court decision, same-sex marriage has largely faded as an issue targeted by Republicans, at least at the national level. "We're not talking about that here - we're talking about other things here." "You mentioned that eight years ago, the Obergefell decision created a constitutional right to same-sex marriage," said Graham. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina sought to draw a clear distinction between same-sex marriage - once at the center of the culture wars - and the Republican Party's recent targeting of civil rights for trans people. It often indicates a user profile.Īs the Senate Judiciary Committee kicked off a hearing on LGBTQ+ rights last week, Sen. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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