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Related: About this forumMost Americans see gay marriage as inevitable: survey
Source: Reuters
Most Americans see gay marriage as inevitable: survey
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK | Thu Jun 6, 2013 11:03am EDT
(Reuters) - Nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of those who personally object to extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, say legal recognition of gay marriage is "inevitable," according to a survey by the Pew Research Center released on Thursday.
The survey found that just over half of Americans favor giving gays and lesbians the right to marry, while 42 percent oppose legalizing gay marriage.
In March, a Pew survey found 49 percent of Americans favored same-sex marriage and 44 percent were opposed.
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Seventy-two percent of those surveyed said they believed legal recognition of same-sex marriage was inevitable, including 85 percent of gay marriage supporters and 59 percent of opponents.
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By Edith Honan
NEW YORK | Thu Jun 6, 2013 11:03am EDT
(Reuters) - Nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of those who personally object to extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, say legal recognition of gay marriage is "inevitable," according to a survey by the Pew Research Center released on Thursday.
The survey found that just over half of Americans favor giving gays and lesbians the right to marry, while 42 percent oppose legalizing gay marriage.
In March, a Pew survey found 49 percent of Americans favored same-sex marriage and 44 percent were opposed.
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Seventy-two percent of those surveyed said they believed legal recognition of same-sex marriage was inevitable, including 85 percent of gay marriage supporters and 59 percent of opponents.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/06/us-usa-gays-survey-idUSBRE9550VI20130606
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Most Americans see gay marriage as inevitable: survey (Original Post)
Eugene
Jun 2013
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auburngrad82
(5,029 posts)1. That's because it's the right thing to do. nt
Initech
(100,099 posts)2. I think most Americans have also had enough of fundie anti marriage propaganda too.
Still this is good news!
William769
(55,147 posts)3. kick & recommended.