Thu Jun 8, 2023 – 4:20 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A national poll indicates that over the last year the number of Americans identifying as social conservatives has jumped over 8%, with commentators suggesting that the big increase is primarily a response to the aggressive tactics of the LGBTQ movement.
Gallup’s just released poll found that the Americans who call themselves social conservatives leapt from 33% in 2022 to a whopping 38% this year, while those who identify as liberal dipped from 34% to just 29%.
The polling company’s annual “Values and Beliefs survey” was conducted May 1-24 and during “a time when many states are considering policies regarding transgender matters, abortion, crime, drug use and the teaching of gender and sexuality in schools.”
Gallup Poll screenshot
Several commentators were quick to respond on social media, highlighting Gallup’s reference to highly charged controversial LGBTQIA+ issues over the last year, including “trans women” (i.e., men and boys who “identify as females”) in women’s and girls’ sports, in school locker rooms and restrooms; public schools working to undermine parental authority by furtively “transing” students while on school property; public school systems and boards of education mandating LGBTQIA+
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