Thursday, August 07, 2008

New Time Poll: Gay Marriage Gaining Support

A new Time magazine poll shows those for and those against gay marriage to now be evenly split. It also shows that 58% of respondents are AGAINST amending the U. S. Constitution to bar gay marriage. Obviously, this information will merely increase the hysterical efforts of the far right Christianists to do all they can to throw up bars to gay marriage since it is clear that time is NOT on their side, particularly with younger voters supporting marriage equality for gays by a significant margin. Thus we can expect all kinds of shrill warnings and dire predictions of the end of civilization form Daddy Dobson, Tony Perkins and similar demagogues who make a living demonizing gays, immigrants and other who are not white evangelical Christians. What will these gay haters do to shake down money and live off the gullible without working a real job once gay marriage is widespread around the country? Here's a breakdown of the poll results insofar as they apply to the issue of gay marriage:
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Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban same-sex couples from getting married? All respondents:
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Favor 35%
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Oppose 58%
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No answer/don't know 7%
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Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to marry, giving them full legal rights of married couples, or not? All respondents:
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Should be allowed 47%
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Should not 47%
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No answer/don't know 6%

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