Polling data from the past 40 years shows a growing acceptance of gay and lesbian individuals in our society in the United States. In the last twoposts, I've focused on polling regarding same-sex marriage. While looking for that data, I found a document compiling the results of many types of questions related to LGBT rights. Here's a graph of public opinion on some of the most frequently polled questions, on workplace discrimination, personal relationships, and the morality of same-sex sexual relations:
Discussion below.