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Poll: 58% of Americans Support Marriage Equality

Poll: 58% of Americans Support Marriage Equality

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A remarkable reversal since 2004.

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A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds the highest ever proportion of Americans supporting the right of same-sex couples to legally wed.

A striking 58% of respondents voiced support for marriage equality -- compare that to only 32% saying the same thing when asked nine years ago in a similar poll. Support for same-sex marriage rights rose among all groups, including conservatives and Republicans. Strikingly, 81% of those under the age of 30 believe in marriage equality.

Americans also believe the U.S. Constitution should lead the way in deciding how states handle same-sex marriage, with 64% declaring it a federal issue, according to the poll. The belief that being gay is a choice seems to be fading, at least according to the numbers; only 24% think people choose to be gay.

The poll was conducted earlier this month with 1,001 individuals. Read more here.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
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