Half of Amerins Support Legal Gay Marriage

Contents:

• HALF OF AMERINS SUPPORT LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE
• AMERI IS CHANGG HOW VIEWS ACCEPTG GAY AND LBIAN PEOPLE, NEW POLL REVEALS
• GALLUP POLL: 71% US WANT LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE
• CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT

HALF OF AMERINS SUPPORT LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE

As a rult, Print Obama's mpaign strategy team obvly is ntug to grapple wh how to handle -- wh the vice print on the one hand sentially endorsg legalized gay marriage, while the admistratn on the other hand stops jt short of the same pronouncement.

AMERI IS CHANGG HOW VIEWS ACCEPTG GAY AND LBIAN PEOPLE, NEW POLL REVEALS

The print has said his view on the issue is "evolvg, " so is possible he will eventually go on rerd as supportg gay marriage, but for now, he officially remas opposed.

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.

GALLUP POLL: 71% US WANT LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE

Hodg cisn 2015, support for gay marriage had reached 60%.

CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT

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. 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. Amerins who report that they attend church weekly rema the primary mographic holdout agast gay marriage, wh 40% favor and 58% opposed. More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%).