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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- CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
- SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO REAFFIRM GAY MARRIAGE PROTECTNS ON 2024 BALLOT
Amid several legal victori for gay marriage, Amerins' support for has reached new high of 55%, which clus creasg support among young adults. * gay marriage support poll *
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.
A small mory of Amerins (27%) supported legal regnn of gay and lbian marriag 1996, when Gallup first asked the qutn. 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. Marriage equaly advot have had a strg of legal succs over the past year, most recently this week Pennsylvania and Oregon where feral judg stck down bans on gay marriage. Two succsive Gallup polls 2012 saw support climb om 53% to 54%, ditg a steady but slight growth acceptance of gay marriag over the past year after a more rapid crease between 2009 and 2011.
SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
California voters will be asked to affirm gay marriage rights on the 2024 ballot followg Prop. 8 ncerns about the state nstutn. * gay marriage support poll *
In the latt May 8-11 poll, there is further evince that support for gay marriage has solidified above the majory level.
This on the heels of gay marriage proponents' 14th legal victory a row.
In 2011, support for gay marriage vlted over the 50% mark for the first time, and sce 2012, support has remaed above that level. Democrats (74%) are far more likely to support gay marriage as Republins are (30%), while pennts (58%) are more le wh the natnal average.
A Pevian high urt has orred same-sex unns to be legally registered public rerds, markg a victory for the LGBTQ muny a untry that has been reluctant to regnize gay upl. * gay marriage support poll *
An important regn on the radar of gay marriage advot is the South, where a nnsed clter of bans on same-sex marriage exists. Support is hight the East, where two-thirds (67%) of rints support gay marriage.
Havg spent years tryg to fluence state lawmakers to take actn, gay marriage supporters' game strategy has officially pivoted to challengg state bans urt.