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Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

LGBTQ+ rights and gender identity policy

Alabama has been at the forefront of legislative action restricting LGBTQ+ rights, including laws targeting transgender youth in schools and sports. National advocacy groups are pushing back, and public debate continues over the balance between religious liberty, parental rights, and civil protections for LGBTQ+ Alabamians.

Should Alabama expand or restrict legal protections for LGBTQ+ residents?

How OpenCampaign quiz-takers stand on this issue

30% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).

  1. Liberal26%
  2. Lean liberal23%
  3. Moderate34%
  4. Lean conservative8%
  5. Conservative9%

High-priority share over time

33%201634%201739%201930%202039%202139%202232%202326%202435%202537%2026

The high-priority share has ranged 26–39% since 2016. Election-year cohorts skew casual and under-rate every issue, so the dips around 2020 and 2024 partly reflect who took the quiz, not a shift in opinion. Updated 21 Sep 2026.

Where do you stand?

Should Alabama expand or restrict legal protections for LGBTQ+ residents?

How important is this to you?

Sources

Center for American Progress / Caleb Smith, Winnie Stachelberg — https://www.americanprogress.org
Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues.
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Enact comprehensive anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ people in housing, employment, and education.
  2. Repeal existing restrictions on transgender youth and provide state-funded gender-affirming care.
  3. Maintain current laws without further expansion or restriction of LGBTQ+ rights.
  4. Restrict transgender participation in school sports based on birth sex only.
  5. Ban all gender transition procedures for minors and eliminate LGBTQ+ curricula in public schools.