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CPAC Poll: Gay Marriage Tied for Last Place in List of Conservative Priorities

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Fighting gay marriage tied for last in a poll of CPAC attendees’ priorities. And you can thank the kids for that. Via the conservative blog Hot Air:

“Only 16 percent had abortion, gay marriage, or “promoting traditional values” as either of their top two priorities? Granted, students comprised 48 percent of the sample – how else could Paul have won? – but that might be less significant as evidence that the poll’s an outlier than as evidence that it may not be such an outlier a few years from now. (More than half the votes cast in the poll were by those 25 years old or younger.)”

Between this poll result and GOProud/Ryan Sorba dustup, CPAC certainly was fascinating this year. I wish I could see Maggie’s face when they hand her this poll.

Full Story from Joe.My.God
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TX: New Poll Shows 63% Favor Relationship Recognition for Gay/Lesbian Couples

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Texans who attend church more than once a week are three times as likely to oppose relationship recognition for same-sex couples as those who don’t attend church at all. And Texans who didn’t complete high school are twice as likely to oppose relationship recognition as those with four-year college degrees.

Meanwhile, those who identify as “strong Democrats” are seven times as likely to support marriage equality as those who identify as “strong Republicans.” And Latinos in Texas are more likely to support marriage equality than either whites or blacks.

These are among the findings of University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released this week. Overall, the poll of 800 registered voters found that a solid majority of Texans, about 63 percent, support some form of relationship recognition for same-sex couples, either marriage or civil unions. Only 30 percent of poll respondents said they oppose both marriage and civil unions, while 7 percent said they “don’t know.” The poll, conducted the first week of February, has a margin of error of 3.5 percent.

Full Story from the Dallas Voice
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Poll: Changing "Gays & Lesbians" to "Homosexuals" Drops DAT Repeal Support by 11%

Friday, February 12th, 2010

A fascinating CBS poll reveals that support for the repeal of DADT varies greatly depending on whether “homosexual” or “gay” is used in the wording of the question.

“In the poll, 59 percent say they now support allowing “homosexuals” to serve in the U.S. military, including 34 percent who say they strongly favor that. Ten percent say they somewhat oppose it and 19 percent say they strongly oppose it. But the numbers differ when the question is changed to whether Americans support “gay men and lesbians” serving in the military. When the question is asked that way, 70 percent of Americans say they support gay men and lesbians serving in the military, including 19 percent who say they somewhat favor it. Seven percent somewhat oppose it, and 12 percent strongly oppose it.”

John Aravois at AmericaBlog reacts:

“Bottom line: Homosexual is a nasty, clinical-sounding word with nasty connotations for far too many Americans. It’s what I’ve argued for years, and have been routinely beaten up by some in the gay community who claim I’m nuts – namely, that no one should use this offensive word and we should correct anyone who does. It now appears I’m not so nuts after all.”

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USA: New Poll Shows 12% Increase in Support for Civil Unions Since 2007, Slight Drop on Gay Marriage

Friday, February 12th, 2010

With the nation’s capital poised to begin allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry, opinions nationwide remain closely divided, but two-thirds of all Americans now say gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same rights as heterosexual couples through civil unions. In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 47 percent say gay marriages should be legal, with 31 percent saying they feel that way “strongly.” Intensity is stronger among opponents, however: overall, half say such marriages should be illegal, including 42 percent who say so strongly.

Civil unions draw broader support. Two-thirds now say they favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions that would give them many of the same legal rights as married couples. That’s an increase of 12 percentage points since a December 2007 poll that asked about civil unions for “homosexual couples.”

In the new poll, support for civil unions is at 50 percent or better across party and ideological lines. Support for such arrangements is now 15 points higher than it was a few years ago among conservatives; it’s up 13 points among Republicans.

Full Story from the Washington Post
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DC: Poll – 70% in Black Community Want Gay Marriage Vote, 51% Would Vote Against It

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Responses to a Washington Post poll of 1,135 adults in the District of Columbia. (Washington Post):

22. On another subject, do you think it should be legal or illegal for gay and lesbian couples to get married? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?

——— Legal ———
NET Strongly Somewhat
1/28/10 56 42 13
White 83 70 14
Black 37 24 13
——– Illegal ——– No
NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
1/28/10 35 5 30 9
White 12 4 9 4
Black 51 7 44 12

23. As you may have heard, the D.C. Council passed and the mayor signed legislation to permit
same-sex marriages in the District. Do you think this issue should be put on a city-wide ballot, so District voters could vote yes or no on a referendum on same-sex marriage?

Should be on Should not be on No
city-wide ballot city-wide ballot opinion
1/28/10 59 37 4
White 39 58 3
Black 70 25 6

The disturbing results on Question 22 & Question 23 suggest, by a significant margin, that most of Washington, DC’s African-American residents would like to vote on the civil rights of the gay and lesbian community. It may seem ridiculous to divide the population on unscientific, fabricated notions of race, but these results (if accurate) infer that those who self-identify as black continue to be opposed to same-sex marriages. Only 1 in 4 said there should be no referendum. Those who identify as white tended to say no vote was necessary, but nearly 2 in 5 still said there should be a referendum. Neighborhoods in Washington, DC, as most residents will agree, are largely self-segregated along ethnic lines as well as economic ones.

Full Story from Metro Weekly
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IA: 62% Say Gay Marriage Not Worthy of Legislators' Time

Monday, February 8th, 2010

A majority of Iowans think the issue of gay marriage doesn’t deserve lawmakers’ limited time. Among six hot-button topics, a new Iowa Poll shows a majority of Iowans consider only a ban on text messaging while driving worth the Legislature’s time during a session shortened by 20 days to cut costs. Iowans are not enthusiastic about devoting time to debates on gay marriage, puppy mills, gun control, payday loans or gambling.

The Democrats who control what comes up for a vote say budget issues will dominate the 2010 session as the recession continues to pinch state revenues. But lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills on other topics.

Friday marks the first so-called funnel, a deadline that winnows the workload by letting some bills move forward and others die.

Full Story from the Des Moines Register
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New Poll: 52% Think Supreme Court Will Rule Against Gay Marriage

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Most Americans predict the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually define marriage as a union between a man and a woman, a national poll indicated Thursday. And most Americans would prefer the court to rule that way, the Angus Reid Public Opinion poll found.

The online survey of a representative national sampling of 1,000 U.S. adults indicated 52 percent believe the justices will define marriage as a heterosexual union, while 28 percent think the court will define marriage federally as a union between two people, regardless of gender.

Fifty-eight percent want the court to define marriage as heterosexual only, while 34 percent would like no gender limitations, the survey found. Slightly more than a third, or 34 percent, say couples of the same sex should be allowed to marry, while 26 percent say they should only be allowed to form civil unions.

Full Story from UPI
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Portugal: 52% Support 43% Oppose Gay Marriage

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Fifty-two percent of Portuguese support legalization of same-sex marriage, according to a new Eurosondagem poll for Rádio Renascença, SIC TV, and the Expresso newspaper.

Parliament voted 125-92 to legalize same-sex marriage on Jan. 8. Barring unexpected complications, the first gay weddings will take place in April or shortly thereafter.

The bill that legalized same-sex marriage specifically excluded access to adoption for married same-sex couples.

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Mexico: Poll Shows Mexico City Residents Support Gay Marriage

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

A new poll shows strong support for gay marriage in Mexico City, but a majority of residents remain opposed to gay adoption, the Mexico City-based Excelsior reported Thursday. Lawmakers in Mexico’s capital and largest city approved a gay marriage law over the objections of conservatives in December. The law, a first for Latin America, is expected to take effect in February. Previously, the city government recognized gay couples with civil unions but banned gay adoption.

The paper is reporting that two recent polls suggest there is strong support for gay marriage in the capital.

One survey conducted by the pollster BGC-Ulises Beltran found 46% of residents approve of gay marriage, 43% oppose it, while 11% were undecided. Narrower results were reported by the firm GEA-ISA, which found 47% of residents favor gay marriage and 46% oppose it; 7% did not know.

Full Story from On Top Magazine

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New Poll: 47% Believe Being Gay is a Choice

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

A poll of 1,001 American voters has found that almost half believe being gay is something people choose. The research found that 47 per cent of respondents thought homosexuality was a choice, while 46 per cent opposed gay marriage. It was carried out by polling institute Angus-Reid.

Fifty-three per cent of respondents in this poll approved of the measure, while 37 per cent were opposed and ten per cent were undecided. Marriage was more contentious, with 46 per cent opposed to full equality. Forty-three per cent were in favour while one per cent were unsure.

The respondents who were most in favour of gay marriage tended to be cohabiting, single or widowed people. Married, separated and divorced people were less in favour.

Full Story from Pink News: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2009/12/18/poll-suggests-almost-half-of-americans-believe-being-gay-is-a-choice/

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