This June marks the tenth anniversary of the United States Supreme Court neutering and redefining marriage in the troubling Obergefell decision. Gallup is now reporting that support for both same-sex marriage and same-sex relationships has been declining of late for all U.S. adults and substantially among conservatives. Only 27% of Americans supported the idea of de-gendering marriage in 1996. That support rose to a remarkable 42% in 2004 and in 2016, the year following Obergefell, support climbed to 61% and has remained above that mark ever since, at 68% support today. However, support for gay marriage has declined from its high-water mark of 71% support among all American adults in 2022 and 2023. It will be interesting to see if this decline continues in the years to come.
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