Poll: Rapid Increase in Support for Gay Marriage

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.care2.com/causes/poll-rapid-increase-in-support-for-gay-marriage.html

Marriage equality campaigners this week unveiled a bipartisan analysis of more than a decade’s worth of polling data that shows a marked shift in public attitude toward favoring same-sex marriage, and an undeniable acceleration in this trend over the past two years.

The bipartisan analysis, commissioned by marriage equality group Freedom to Marry, was carried out by Joel Benenson, President of Benenson Strategy Group and a leading Democratic pollster, and Dr. Jan van Lohuizen, President of Voter Consumer Research and a leading Republican pollster. The analysis shows that every group analyzed, including older Americans and Republicans, all show upward trends toward acceptance.

The analysis showed that on average support for marriage equality rose about 1% per year over a 13-year period between 1996 and 2009. However, in 2010 and 2011 this figure rose to 5% per year. This is in part due to a generational effect, with voters under 40 supporting the right to marriage by almost 70%. This rise is expected to continue over time.

The study found that the gain in momentum cannot be attributed to generational change alone though, and suggests that where the issue falls on the political spectrum is itself altering and that equal rights for same-sex couples is no longer a purely left-of-center cause.

Indeed, the analysis shows that, since 2006, support for the freedom to marry has risen 15% among seniors. There have also been shifts of 13% among Independents, and 8% among Republicans. This highlights that attitudes are changing, and, says Freedom to Marry founder and President, Evan Wolfson, it’s time that America’s legislators recognize this fact and take action.



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[RKP5637]

1. Great news!!! n/t

[MindandSoul]

2. Glad to hear that!

[Tesha]

3. It's unavoidable once people actually start getting exposed to married gay couples.

"You mean Steve and Jim down the block are GAY?? I though they
were just cousins! They're such nice boys!"

Frogs aren't falling from the skies, the Hudson River isn't running
red with blood, and it's just the summertime cicadas, not locusts.
Maybe God doesn't care quite so much about "gay marriage" as
has been reported by the fundy nutcases?

Tesha

[William769]

4. K&R.