75% of Gay People Find Open Marriages “Acceptable”
metroweekly.comPew Research Center survey about Americans’ views on open marriages shows that 75% of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans find open marriages “acceptable.”The finding starkly contrasts with straights — who oppose the concept by a 54% to 29% margin — and Americans overall, with only 33% of American adults finding the concept acceptable to some degree and 50% saying such relationships are unacceptable.As expected, age appears to influence respondents’ attitudes towards open sexual relationships, with each successive generation supporting open marriages more than their predecessors.
For instance, only 15% of people over age 70, and 26% of people aged 50-69, believe such marital arrangements are acceptable, according to the Pew poll.Those aged 30-49 — covering a small sliver of Generation X and most millennials — are evenly split on the acceptability of open relationships, with 41% saying they are acceptable and 41% saying they are unacceptable.Meanwhile, 51% of Americans aged 18-29 say open marriages are acceptable, with only 31% saying such arrangements are unacceptable.Marital status — present or past — is also more indicative of a person’s attitude towards open marriages.
Those who are married currently, or have been married in the past and are now divorced, separated, or widowed, say open marriages are unacceptable by more than 2:1 and 3:1 margins, respectively.Comparatively, a majority — 56% — of people who are unmarried and living with a partner say open marriages are acceptable.
People who are single and have never married are also more accepting of such arrangements, with 47% saying they are a cceptable and 35% saying they’re unacceptable.As Queerty noted in its write-up of the poll, past surveys have indicated that a significant number of same-sex partners are involved in open relationships of some sort.For example, a 2010 study conducted by San Francisco State University showed half of gay men weren’t in monogamous relationships, while a 2021 study by the.
