It's hard to overstate jt how upset relig nservativ are about gay marriage. Gary Ber's e-mail newsletter about the Massachetts Supreme...
Contents:
- SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
- HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
- RELIGN AND ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS
SECTN 2: KNOWG GAYS AND LBIANS, RELIG CONFLICTS, BELIEFS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALY
Are gay people damned to hell? * is being gay against religion *
Though the vast majory of Amerins say they know gays or lbians, jt over a quarter (28%) say they know “a lot” of people who are gay or lbian, while 43% say they know some and 17% say they only know one or two gays or lbians.
HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
While large majori of almost all mographic and partisan groups say they know someone who is gay or lbian, there are differenc both the number of gay and lbian acquatanc people have and whether people say they have close fay members or iends who are gay. Millennials are among the most likely of any mographic or partisan group to say they know a lot of people who are gay or lbian: Nearly four--ten (38%) say so, pared wh fewer Gen Xers (28%), Boomers (22%) and Silents (15%). There are also divis by muny type: People who live urban areas (32%) are more likely to know a lot of people who are gay and lbian than those who live suburban (27%) or ral (20%) muni.
RELIGN AND ACCEPTANCE OF GAYS
About three-quarters (73%) of those who know a lot of gays and lbians – and two-thirds (66%) of those who have gay or lbian close iends or fay members – say they support same-sex marriage.