Democratic learship the U.S. Senate uld add language protectg gay marriage rights to a stopgap measure to keep the feral ernment fund and nng, a bill that will need Republin support for passage, a Democratic source said on Tuday.
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- TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
- SECTN 2: LONG-TERM VIEWS OF HOMOSEXUALY, GAY MARRIAGE AND ADOPTN
- SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
- POLL: 2/3 OF DEMOCRATS SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATS NOW SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
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Senate uld add language protectg gay marriage rights to a stopgap measure to keep the feral ernment fund and nng, a bill that will need Republin support for passage, a Democratic source said on a move uld up the prsure the evenly divid chamber, as fac a Sept. 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.
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.
SECTN 2: LONG-TERM VIEWS OF HOMOSEXUALY, GAY MARRIAGE AND ADOPTN
The Hoe of Reprentativ on Tuday passed a bill to dify the right to gay marriage the wake of the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wa * democrats support gay marriage *
Adults, who were once holdouts support for gay marriage, now e down on the same si of the issue as young adults. “I have suggted to others that not only would I like to see Roe, Casey, and Griswold on ntraceptn dified but I’ve also ma clear my support for, for gay marriage years ago, ” she said. Liz Cheney of Wyomg -- a break om her past stance on the issue, which publicly put her at odds wh her parents and sister, who is gay.
"I've ma clear my support for gay marriage years ago.
SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
Reports that the Democratic Party may add support for gay marriage to s party platform are keepg wh a signifint shift of opn on this issue among Democrats natnwi. A new report fds that support for same-sex marriage among Democrats has jumped om 50% 2008 to 65% today. * democrats support gay marriage *
“If gay upl want to be as happily or miserably married as straight upl, more power to them.
“Log Cab Republins thanks the forward-thkg members for votg to settle this issue once and for all and move the Republin Party le not jt wh the vast majory of the untry, but wh the majory of s own voters, ” the nservative gay advocy group said a statement Tuday.
More pennts who lean toward the Democratic Party (81%) favor gay marriage than Democrats (71%).
POLL: 2/3 OF DEMOCRATS SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
Reports that the Democratic Party may add support for gay marriage to s party platform are keepg wh a signifint shift of opn on this issue among Democrats natnwi. Jt four years ago, 2008, only half (50%) of Democrats favored allowg gays and lbians to marry legally, while 42% were opposed.