[Marxism] Poll: 37 percent approve gay marriage; 50 percent disapprove; 46 percent for civil unions

["Fred Feldman" <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To me, this is a clear indication that support for gay marriage, quite a
new issue for most people in the United States, is making very good
headway, and that the opponents are failing to wear down the strong base
of support.  If the women's rights organizations were as willing to
confront public opinion, and considered their rights as their highest
priority and not the election of liberals (aside from that very
important characteristic, gay groups are not all that independent of the
Democrats), abortion rights might be on much firmer foundation on the
United States today.  The liberals may have lost the election but the
fight for gay rights is continuing to grind forward in the United States
-- because they won't let the rightists shut them up and, just as
importantly, they won't let the liberals shut them up.
Fred Feldman


  MSNBC.com
Poll: U.S. divided on same-sex marriage
Mass. began granting same-sex marriage licenses a year ago

The Associated Press
Updated: 1:57 p.m. ET May 15, 2005


BOSTON - Half of Americans disapprove of same-sex marriages and do not
want their states to recognize gay marriages from Massachusetts, a new
survey by the Boston Globe shows.

The poll released Sunday found that 50 percent of Americans disapprove
of gay and lesbian marriages, while 37 percent approve and 11 percent
are neutral.

The poll also found that half of Americans believe gay marriages from
Massachusetts, where same-sex marriages are legal, should not be
recognized in their state. Forty-six percent said they should be
recognized.

The poll of 760 randomly selected adults was conducted May 4-9 by the
University of New Hampshire Survey Center. It has a margin of error of
plus or minus 3.6 percent.

Massachusetts began granting same-sex marriage licenses a year ago after
a landmark decision by the state Supreme Judicial Court that declared
the state could not prohibit gay marriages. More than 6,000 same-sex
couples have since tied the knot in the state.


Although the poll found that half of Americans disapprove of gay
marriages, 46 percent of those surveyed said they support civil unions
that would provide gay couples with "some, but not all of the legal
rights of married couples." Forty-one percent opposed civil unions.

Americans older than age 65, Republicans, Protestants, regular
churchgoers and Southerners were more likely to oppose gay marriage.

People under age 35, Democrats and people who do not attend worship
services or attend sporadically were more likely to support gay
marriages.

C 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not
be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
C 2005 MSNBC.com

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7860056/.com
Poll: U.S. divided on same-sex marriage
Mass. began granting same-sex marriage licenses a year ago

The Associated Press
Updated: 1:57 p.m. ET May 15, 2005


BOSTON - Half of Americans disapprove of same-sex marriages and do not
want their states to recognize gay marriages from Massachusetts, a new
survey by the Boston Globe shows.

The poll released Sunday found that 50 percent of Americans disapprove
of gay and lesbian marriages, while 37 percent approve and 11 percent
are neutral.

The poll also found that half of Americans believe gay marriages from
Massachusetts, where same-sex marriages are legal, should not be
recognized in their state. Forty-six percent said they should be
recognized.

The poll of 760 randomly selected adults was conducted May 4-9 by the
University of New Hampshire Survey Center. It has a margin of error of
plus or minus 3.6 percent.

Massachusetts began granting same-sex marriage licenses a year ago after
a landmark decision by the state Supreme Judicial Court that declared
the state could not prohibit gay marriages. More than 6,000 same-sex
couples have since tied the knot in the state.


Although the poll found that half of Americans disapprove of gay
marriages, 46 percent of those surveyed said they support civil unions
that would provide gay couples with "some, but not all of the legal
rights of married couples." Forty-one percent opposed civil unions.

Americans older than age 65, Republicans, Protestants, regular
churchgoers and Southerners were more likely to oppose gay marriage.

People under age 35, Democrats and people who do not attend worship
services or attend sporadically were more likely to support gay
marriages.

C 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not
be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
C 2005 MSNBC.com

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7860056/


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