[markomalley]

Before slamming Gallup, think about this: people's perceptions are shaped by what they are exposed to. The MSM is a constant barrage of homosexuality as being the norm and very, very, very common.

In other words, the brainwashing of America continues unabated.

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In regards to these polling results:

The biggest shortfall that I see in this poll is that they ask people, Just your best guess, what percent of Americans today would you say are gay or lesbian?

They should have also asked: Out of the people who you actually know, how many of them are gay or lesbian?

Of course, the latter would not be an effective measure of how people are being brainwashed by the culture.

[skeeter]

Of course people who get their info from the MSM feel this way.

They also believe that enthic minorities make up the majority.

Its the world thru the leftwing nutroot looking glass.

[Patrick1]

If you based it on popular culture you would think 99% of all males are sodomites. In fact the number is around 2%.

[ansel12]

I used to ask people these kind of questions and I remember that many Americans believe that about 33% of us are Jewish, and they used to think that about 33 to 40% were black.

[allmendream]

Gay activists have long been pushing the 10% number from the fakefraudpervert Kinsey.

More like 1.5%. Once you remove the young females who think it is cool to say they are bisexual.

Now why would gay activists want a 7X overestimation of their numbers? Because three and a half million gay Americans out of 300 million Americans isn’t shit - but twenty five million gay Americans would make them a powerful voting block.

The people were fooled. It was intentional.

[sickoflibs]

I agree, the 3.5% estimate sounds much more real but making it a phony 25% further promotes the homo agenda. Wait till they say its 50%, meaning half your siblings and one of your parents are gay:)

They cant survey it because liberals refuse to define this newest protected class of victims, What does ‘gay’ mean? what does ‘homosexual’ mean specifically?

Here in Maryland you cant job or housing discriminate based on ‘sexual orientation’. You think that term is defined in the law? Even many Republicans have bought this crap.

[GSWarrior]

Nonsense. I don’t even think San Francisco is 25%.

[TheBattman]

AS already posted - this “survey” just backs up the brainwashing that is being carried out by both the MSM and public schools.

The reality - the actual percentage of “genuine” (boy - there’s a misnomer) homosexuals in the US is around 1%. Of course, there are certain areas of the country where the actual % of population that is homosexual is far higher - and one might wonder if the geographic location of those polled had something to do with their perception...

But you see - something that God calls an abomination is rather difficult to justify or play off if only 1% fit that “lifestyle choice”. But when the public can be lied to enough that they begin believing that it is “normal” and “common”, then you can start to claim special rights.

Homosexuality is a CHOICE based on environmental and moral influence. Choice should’t qualify one for special or extra rights/protections.

[G. Odoreida]

The lower the educational level and the lower income, the higher the estimate of how many homosexuals are out there.

My guess is that if you plotted "how many hours of TV do you watch a week" versus "what percentage of America do you think is gay" it would be darn near a perfect correlation.

[Darren McCarty]

I think the reason for the high numbers is the barrage of crap on TV and the rise in numbers of (straight or gay) what I consider weak effeminate men and their attitudes. (Largely due to dad not being around)

[throwback]

Surprised it’s that low. Watched Grey’s Anatomy the other night (actually my wife was, but I caught one scene). I think one gay character was going to get “married”, but her mother wouldn’t come because she disagreed with her lifestyle. Well another character told to not get too upset about it, that it was just taking some time for her mother to catch up to god. My jaw just dropped because I never watch most of what’s on TV. Hell’s media is in high gear.

[Mr. Mojo]

25%

I can see how the typical fool enamored with current popular culture (TV, movies, music) could arrive at that guess.

[so_real]

Did they poll exclusively in San Francisco? That is ridiculous.

[muir_redwoods]

I’ve always assumed that somewhere between 1 and 2% of the population is gay or lesbian. No more than that.

[greene66]

Indeed, if anyone judges by the amount one sees of it in the pop-culture sphere, you’d think 75% of the country is gay. Would love to see a Japan-style tsunami come in and wash Hollywood and its degenerate perverts out to sea.

[napscoordinator]

Ok. I have always tried to stick up for polls especially when FREEPERS only believe the ones that fit the agenda. However, I am calling this BS!!!! There is no way that 25 percent of the United States is homosexual. That would make about 75 million. Sounds a bit exaggerated by about 50 million or even more.

[napscoordinator]

Ok. I did not read your post until after I posted. You have a point when they ask folks what percentage do you believe is homosexual. With Glee and other programming I can see that folks believe that there are more homosexuals than reality.

[Alex Murphy]

U.S. adults, on average, estimate that 25% of Americans are gay or lesbian. More specifically, over half of Americans (52%) estimate that at least one in five Americans are gay or lesbian, including 35% who estimate that more than one in four are. Thirty percent put the figure at less than 15%.

"Not that there's anything wrong with that!"

[ModelBreaker]

“people’s perceptions are shaped by what they are exposed to...”

Good point. Homosexuality has gone from “the love that dare not speak its name” to “the love that won’t shut up.”

Lots of noise and lots of fawning media preaching lead to this gross overestimation.

[apillar]

Well you would think that by watching television on any of the major networks. It seems like every show has at least one and usually multiple gay characters. In real life however it is a different story, out of the hundreds of people I know only 3 are homosexual, admittedly there are probably a few more that are in the closet or simply don't declare their sexuality to everyone.

My guess would be its less than 5%.

[GOPJ]

The MSM over-represents gays.

That's why citizens think there's so many of them. Private citizens who watch an above average amount of TV also feel there's more crime than there is.

Advertising works ...

That's what our MSM does - they advertise FOR gays, FOR liberals, FOR abortion, and AGAINST conservatives. I'm sure people are stunned to find out there's so many Republicans too...

From the number of stories about gays - it's easy to see how people think they're 25% of the population - rather than the more realistic 2% ...