U.S. Support for Gay Marriage Stable, at 63%

Contents:

• STAT ACROSS U.S. STILL CLG TO OUTDATED GAY MARRIAGE BANS
• TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
• SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?
• U.S. SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE STABLE, AT 63%

STAT ACROSS U.S. STILL CLG TO OUTDATED GAY MARRIAGE BANS

Support for gay marriage at 70% for first time. A small mory of Amerins (27%) supported legal regnn of gay and lbian marriag 1996, when Gallup first asked the qutn.

TEN REASONS TO SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE

Hodg cisn 2015, support for gay marriage had reached 60%. For the First Time, a Small Majory of Republins Support Gay Marriage. This uld suggt that support for gay marriage has reached a ceilg for this group, at least for now.

Adults, who were once holdouts support for gay marriage, now e down on the same si of the issue as young adults.

SHOULD GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL?

“There was once tth to when nservative Christians said people of fah oppose gay marriage, ” he said.

In her rearch, Twenge said she’s found that as the US beme more dividualistic and Amerins stopped viewg gay and lbian people as a monolh, their attus toward same-sex marriage beme more posive.

U.S. SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE STABLE, AT 63%

More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%).

Hodg cisn, public support for legalizg gay marriage cracked the 60% level, and last year reached the 70% mark for the first time. Risg natnal support for legal same-sex marriage reflects steady creas among most subgroups of the populatn, even those who have tradnally been the most ristant to gay marriage.