Dems sense opportunity on gay marriage (MSNBC)

[Duncan Grant]

FILE - This April 28, 2009 file photo shows gay rights advocate Matthew Arnold-Lloyd of Albany, N.Y., right, meeting nose to nose with an unidentified man opposed to gay marriage during a rally outside the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Gay marriage legalization in several states and the public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating their party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has rallied its base. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

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Gay marriage legalization in several states and the public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating their party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has rallied its base.

In recent weeks, Vermont and Iowa have legalized same-sex marriage, while New York, Maine and New Hampshire have taken steps in that direction. Polls show younger Americans are far are more tolerant on the issue than are older generations. For now at least, the public is much more focused on the troubled economy and two wars than on social issues.

In addition, over the past decade, public acceptance of gay marriage has changed dramatically.

A Quinnipiac University poll released last week found that a majority of people questioned, by a 55-38 percent margin, oppose gay marriage. But it also found that people, by a 57-38 percent margin, support civil unions that would provide marriage-like rights for same-sex couples, indicating a shift toward more acceptance.
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[queerart]

1. The Neocons Know They Have Lost On This Issue....

..... and the Democrats that stick up their noses, and offer lip service (no pun intended)... also know they have lost.....





.....acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats sensing political opportunity





NOW... they see an opening to exploit Queers a little more past just expecting Queer time for campaigns, Queer money for the political coffers, and of course Queer votes.....


It's amazing how much they think they can squeeze the community for that last drop of "fruit juice"......


But in the end..... to use us (which they would, and have always done anyway)..... while the community gets the "rights we deserve"..........


Seems like the best we can expect at this time...... and we then make it over one more hurdle..... we then need to set our sights on the many more challenges we as a community will have in the future......

[Zuiderelle]

2. It does seem to be snowballing... I remain optimistic.

I just want to be able to protect my family.