Support for Same-Sex Marriage Grows, Even Among Groups That Had Been Skeptical

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Two years after the Supreme Court decision that required states to recognize same-sex marriages nationwide, support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally is at its highest point in over 20 years of Pew Research Center polling on the issue.

Views on same-sex marriage have shifted dramatically in recent years. As recently as 2010, more Americans opposed (48%) than favored (42%) allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally. In the past year alone, support has increased seven percentage points: In March 2016, 55% favored same-sex marriage, while 37% were opposed.

The latest national survey by Pew Research Center, conducted June 8-18 among 2,504 adults finds striking increases in support for same-sex marriage among some demographic and partisan groups that, until recently, had broadly opposed it, including:


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[Canoe52]

1. But same sex marriage was going to ruin marriage for straight people!

What? That didn't happen?

[ismnotwasm]

2. Just saw a "coming out" Facebook post from a young co-worker

She is in her first relationship with a woman, talked about what a difficult journey it was--she was raised Christian in a gay-hostile environment. She is hanging on to her faith and her her relationship (to tell you the truth, it was beautiful watching these young women figure it out. I think I knew before she did) and seems to understand how many others paved the way for her. The comments on her post were all positive.

She gave me hope this morning. She will never know how much.

[mopinko]

3. but, but, but identity politics is

killing the democratic party. i saw it on the teevee, so it must be true.