Support for gay marriage reach all-time high, survey fds

growing support for gay marriage change minds and changing demographics

Public support for allowg gays and lbians to marry legally ntu s rapid rise: A 57% majory of Amerins now favor allowg same-sex marriage, up om 42% jt five years ago.

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GROWG SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE: CHANGED MDS AND CHANGG DEMOGRAPHICS

Explore rpons om the 14% of all Amerins who say they have changed their mds on the issue favor of gay marriage. * growing support for gay marriage change minds and changing demographics *

A new natnal survey fds that much of the shift is attributable to the arrival of a large hort of young adults – the Millennial generatn – who are far more open to gay rights than prev generatns. Equally important, however, is that 14% of all Amerins – and 28% of gay marriage supporters – say they have changed their mds on this issue favor of gay marriage. Pollg nducted 2003 found most Amerins (58%) opposed to allowg gays and lbians to marry legally, and jt a third (33%) favor.

CHANGG MDS: BEHD THE RISE SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE

Roughly a third (32%) say is bee they know someone – a iend, fay member or other acquatance – who is homosexual.

GROWG SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE: CHANGED MDS AND CHANGG DEMOGRAPHICS

About one--five (18%) say they changed their mds to support gay marriage bee the world has changed and that this kd of shift is evable. Opns about homosexualy and the possible impact same-sex marriage also have shifted substantially over the past . In 2003, as the bate over same-sex marriage tensified and Massachetts beme the first state to allow same-sex marriage, a 56% majory of Amerins felt that allowg gays and lbians to marry would unrme the tradnal Amerin fay, while 39% disagreed.

SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS

Other trends have shown siar movement sce 2003: The percentage sayg same-sex upl n be as good parents as heterosexual upl has risen 10 pots (to 64%) and there has been a parable crease the percentage sayg that general homosexualy should be accepted, rather than disuraged, by society.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GROWING SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE CHANGE MINDS AND CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS

Changg Mds: Behd the Rise Support for Gay Marriage | Pew Rearch Center .

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