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Contents:
- SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
- HOW UTAHNS PARE TO OTHER AMERINS ON SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS
- GAY MARRIAGE OPN AND RELIGN
- RSIA'S HIGHT RELIG AUTHORY JT COMPARED GAY MARRIAGE TO NAZI GERMANY
- MOVG TO GAY IDAHO? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE REACH ALL-TIME HIGH, SURVEY FDS
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In 2003, when Massachetts beme the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of religly unaffiliated Amerins supported same-sex marriage, but there were no major relig groups which a majory favored allowg gay and lbian upl to marry. And while the Catholic Church officially oppos the legalizatn of same-sex marriage, about six ten whe (61 percent), Hispanic (60 percent), and other non-whe Catholics (60 percent) support allowg gay and lbian upl to marry legally.
On the other si of the bate, majori of Jehovah’s Wns (75 percent), Mormons (68 percent), whe evangelil Prottants (66 percent), Hispanic Prottants (58 percent), and black Prottants (54 percent) oppose allowg gay and lbian upl to marry legally. Among all religly affiliated Amerins, 47 percent favor allowg gay and lbian upl to marry, pared to 45 percent who oppose. Based on terviews wh more than 42, 000 Amerins nducted between May and December 2015, PRRI fds that 53% of Amerins support allowg gay and lbian people to legally marry, while 37% are opposed.
HOW UTAHNS PARE TO OTHER AMERINS ON SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS
A new survey om Public Relign Rearch Instute shows that many opponents of gay rights intify as whe Christians * public religion research institute gay marriage *
More than seven ten (71%) young adults (age 18 to 29) favor allowg gay and lbian upl to marry, pared to roughly four ten (41%) senrs (age 65 and olr). At least three-quarters of Buddhists (85%), the religly unaffiliated (78%), and Jewish Amerins (76%) favor allowg gay and lbian to marry.
GAY MARRIAGE OPN AND RELIGN
In ntrast, majori of black Prottants (54%), Hispanic Prottants (59%), Mormons (66%), whe evangelil Prottants (67%), and Jehovah’s Wns (72%) oppose allowg gay and lbian upl to marry. Roughly two-thirds (66%) of Democrats favor allowg gay and lbian upl to marry, while fewer than three ten (27%) are opposed.
Polil pennts are closer to Democrats than Republins on this issue: a majory (58%) favor allowg gay and lbian upl to marry. There is wispread support for laws that would protect gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr people om discrimatn jobs, hog, and public acmodatns. Amerins are broadly opposed to allowg small bs owners to refe to provi products or servic to gay or lbian people if dog so vlat their relig beliefs.
RSIA'S HIGHT RELIG AUTHORY JT COMPARED GAY MARRIAGE TO NAZI GERMANY
Although a majory of Amerins om every generatn oppose allowg a small bs owner to refe to provi products or servic to gay or lbian people on relig grounds, the gree of opposn vari somewhat by age. Young adults (age 18 to 29) exprs the hight level of opposn (67%), while senrs (age 65 and olr) are somewhat more divid: a majory (53%) oppose allowg small bs owners to ny service to gay and lbian people on relig grounds, while approximately four ten (39%) favor such a policy.
MOVG TO GAY IDAHO? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
Black (67%) and Hispanic (66%) Amerins exprs the most opposn to allowg small bs owners to ny products or servic to gay or lbian people if dog so vlat their relig beliefs, followed by Asian-Pacific Islanr Amerins (62%). Most relig tradns exprs opposn to allowg small bs owners to ny service to gay or lbian ctomers on relig grounds, wh opposn hight among non-Christian relig groups and the religly unaffiliated. More than seven ten Unarian Universalists (83%), Jewish Amerins (72%), and unaffiliated Amerins (71%) oppose allowg religly based service refals of gay or lbian people, as do approximately two-thirds of Hispanic Catholics (68%), Buddhists (68%), black Prottants (67%), Orthodox Christians (66%), Mlims (65%), and Hd (64%).
Majori of Hispanic Prottants (58%), whe Catholics (58%), and whe male Prottants (56%) also oppose religly based service refals of gay or lbian people. About half of Jehovah’s Wns (50%) and other non-whe Prottants (48%) oppose religly based service refals to gay or lbian people. There are only two major relig groups which a majory favor allowg small bs owners to refe products or servic to gay or lbian people if dog so vlat their relig beliefs: whe evangelil Prottants (56%) and Mormons (58%).