Americas deep political divide over Pride Month: How many in the US want celebrations canceled?

Almost a fifth of Americans would like Pride Month to be canceled, highlighting the deep divisions in how people feel toward the LGBTQ+ community.A new survey of 2,000 general population Americans revealed that 17 percent don’t believe Pride Month should be celebrated “at all,” while others believe it’s “too much” and should be scaled back (eight percent).On the other hand, 28 percent believe Pride Month is important and should be supported — and 21 percent support the idea of it, but admit they “don’t really care about it” in practice.The survey, from Talker Research, found these divisions run parallel to political party ideologies.Belief in the importance of Pride Month was more than twice as high among Democrats (44 percent vs.17 percent of Republicans).

Then, while a third (32 percent) of Republicans said Pride should be canceled, only six percent of Democrats said the same.This is in line with recently released research from Gallup, which found that support for LGBTQ+ issues in the US has dropped slightly in recent years — with Republicans largely responsible for this change.President and CEO of Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library, Robert Kesten, shared his opinion on Talker Research’s data and the changing statistics about LGBTQ+ issues.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.

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Never miss a story.“It’s no small wonder that, with an LGBTQ+ population that is a bit fearful at this moment, in places they don’t feel welcome, people hide,” Kesten said.

“People in those communities are not as out.People don’t want to be the outsiders in inhospitable communities, and few people feel comfortable being outsiders even when they are not under attack.“If they’re able to protect themselves by covering up their identity, they will do so, espec...