California voters will be asked to affirm gay marriage rights on the 2024 ballot followg Prop. 8 ncerns about the state nstutn.
Contents:
- U.S. NEXT DOWN THE AISLE TOWARD GAY MARRIAGE?
- SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
- CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
U.S. NEXT DOWN THE AISLE TOWARD GAY MARRIAGE?
The Netherlands was first. Then Belgium. Closer to home, Canada legalized homosexual marriag last month, grantg same-sex upl rights intil to those of married heterosexuals. In the Uned Stat, the Massachetts Supreme Court is poised to le on the legaly of gay marriage -- a lg that uld make Massachetts the first state to regnize homosexual marriag. Where do Amerins stand on this issue? * national poll gay marriage *
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. 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.
SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
Y. A natnal poll asked lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer or qutng people age 13 to 24. * national poll gay marriage *
Hodg cisn 2015, support for gay marriage had reached 60%. For the First Time, a Small Majory of Republins Support Gay Marriage.
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
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.