Majority of Americans support LGBT nondiscrimination laws

People cheer for marchers walking down Fifth Avenue in the annual New York Gay Pride Parade on June 25, 2017. (Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty Images file)

As the Senate prepares to vote on the Equality Act, a new poll released Tuesday indicates that an overwhelming majority of Americans across religious and political affiliations support anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

Seventy-six percent of adults favor laws that…