Source
Gallup
Year
2005
Support for the decriminalization of homosexuality

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

50.5%
Should be legal
43.5%
Should not be legal
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Impact on the Equality Index

Score51 / 100
Weight100 / 100
Time decay factor (20 years)0.0042 (0.7519)
Adjusted weight (after time decay)0.4 / 100

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