polls
US opinion on gay marriage shifting rapidly
A few months ago, we posted a chart showing that America’s opinion on gay marriage has eased slightly, but a recent chart by Five Thirty Eight shows that it could be even more of a change.
The chart uses data from dozens of polls about gay marriage. We may soon be able to safely say that the majority of America supports gay marriage!
Studies have shown us that americans who oppose gay marriage are both less educated and older.
See also:
- America’s opinion: gays receive the most discrimination
- Gays in the military: A thorough breakdown of opinions
- Archive: LGBT data and infographics
(Chart by Five Thirty Eight)
Survey: Americans’ opposition to gay marriage eases slightly
An annual same-sex marriage survey has shown that America’s opposition to gay marriage has decreased slightly.
The surveys show that support was slightly higher in 2007, when it was at 46%. Gallup first asked the question about same-sex marriage in 1996, and 68% of Americans were opposed and 27% in favor.
The chart shows that America’s attitude torwards gay marriage has moved forward in the past years, but just how long will it take before the majority of the United States support it?
See Equalitopia’s data coverage for more data and infographics relating to LGBT rights.
Fifty percent of Americans say they’d support having an openly gay President of the United States, a new 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll shows. Forty-four percent would be opposed to having a gay president in office.
The poll asked respondents how they’d feel about having openly gay contenders in a variety of positions, including Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State, Commissioner of baseball and Super Bowl quarterback. Out of these choices, a potential president polled the lowest, with Super Bowl quarterback winning the highest rate of support, 62 percent to 29 percent opposed.
Out of the other political positions polled, 55 percent of respondents said they’d support an openly-gay Supreme Court justice 55 percent to 40 percent who would oppose, while 56 percent would support an openly-gay Secretary of State and 39 percent would oppose.
(via notthatkindagay)
