The new acceptance of gay people only goes so far. Digging deeper into a Gallup poll.

(Wes Bausmith / Los Angeles Times)

Every year the polling organization Gallup takes America’s pulse on gay rights. A random sample of more than 1,000 Americans adults is asked whether “gay or lesbian relations” between consenting adults are “morally acceptable or morally wrong.” Over the 17 years Gallup has looked at this issue, the trend has been steeply positive…