45% of Americans think that federal law protects LGBTQ people from discrimination. It doesn't.

[Behind the Aegis]

A plurality of Americans believe that federal law already bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 45% of people believe that the federal government has already passed a law banning discrimination against LGB people, something that never actually happened.

23% correctly stated that there is no such federal law and 31% said they didn’t know.


When it came to gender identity, 31% of respondents said that there is already a federal law banning discrimination against transgender people, while 32% said there isn’t.

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[elleng]

1. Interesting, 45% think we're better than we are.

[customerserviceguy]

2. I'd guess

that 45% of Americans live in places where there is state or local protection of LGBTQ rights, and they mistake that for Federal protection.

[sandensea]

3. Plus you've got 30/35% who think "the gays have more rights than the rest of us!"

"Heard it on Fox News!"

[JI7]

4. i would bet most of those 45 percent oppose gay rights and are the types that want straight pride

type shit.