Bloomberg Politics Poll: Sexual Orientation Deserves Same Protection as Race, Americans Say
A majority also says the country is on the road to full marriage equality.
Demonstrators gather outside the City County Building on March 30, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Nearly three quarters of Americans say sexual orientation should be protected from discrimination the same way race is, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll.
The finding of widespread support for legal protections for gays and lesbians comes in the wake of the contretemps over religious-liberty laws in Indiana and Arkansas, and with the Supreme Court expected to rule broadly on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage in June.