Currently, 47% of Americans view being gay or lesbian as a sexual orientation individuals are born with, while 33% instead believe it is due to external factors such as upbringing or environment. That 14-percentage-point gap in favor of “nature” over “nurture” is the largest Gallup has measured to date. As […] Read more »
Majority Acceptance of Gays From the B-ball Court to the Boy Scouts
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds further public acceptance of gay rights in the United States, in areas ranging from the professional basketball court to the Boy Scouts, as well as the institution of marriage. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Washington Post-ABC News poll shows wide public support for Jason Collins’s decision
When Washington Wizards center Jason Collins made history last month as the first active male athlete in a major U.S. sport to come out of the closet as gay, it was met by an overwhelmingly positive response from prominent athletes, politicians and celebrities. It turns out that stance is shared […] Read more »
Crunching The Numbers On Blacks’ Views On Gays
… “How do you measure ‘virulent’ homophobia versus ‘regular’ homophobia?” mused Greg Lewis, a political scientist at Georgia State University who has published several studies on the views of blacks and whites on homosexuality. I chatted with Lewis today about what the polls might tell us about black views on […] Read more »
If gay marriage and pot are now OK, why isn’t abortion?
As abortion opponents are scoring a string of victories in the states, it raises a question: why are conservatives gaining ground in this one arena, even if they’re losing in the battle over gay marriage and marijuana? A few factors help explain this contradiction. [cont.] Juliet Eilperin & Scott Clement, […] Read more »
Latinos move in favor of gay marriage
More Hispanics than ever say that they are in favor of gay marriage, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Telemundo oversample of 300 Latino voters. By a 49 percent to 43 percent margin, Latinos say they are in favor of allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. That’s the widest […] Read more »