Source
Gallup
Year
2004

United States: Should consensual same-sex sexual activity be legal?

49%
Should be legal
46%
Should not be legal
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Impact on the Equality Index

Score46 / 100
Weight100 / 100
Time decay factor (22 years)0.0024 (0.7521)
Adjusted weight (after time decay)0.2 / 100

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