On the occasion of the Supreme Court’s historic ruling to legalize gay marriage nationwide, Democracy Corps and the Human Rights Campaign release the results from a new survey of likely 2016 voters. This survey reinforces a finding that has been true since 2012: a majority of Americans support same-sex marriage. […] Read more »
UT/TT Poll: Texans Divided on Gay Marriage
Texas voters are split on whether gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry and on whether businesses should be required to provide services to them, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. CONT. Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune Read more »
57% Want Supreme Court to Legalize Gay Marriage
Ahead of an upcoming Supreme Court decision, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly six-in-10 Americans — 57 percent — want the court to rule that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Americans’ views on same-sex marriage
As the Supreme Court considers its ruling on same-sex marriage, 54 percent of Americans think there should be a federal law regarding same-sex marriage for all fifty states. Fifty-seven percent of Americans support legalizing same-sex marriage. Majorities of Democrats (69 percent) and independents (59 percent) support it, while 55 percent […] Read more »
Men, Women Differ on Morals of Sex, Relationships
Americans are finding more behaviors or social issues “morally acceptable” than they have in the past, but men and women still differ on several issues, notably those related to sex and relationships. Pornography is the most divisive, with 43% of men finding it morally acceptable versus 25% of women. Notable […] Read more »
Why does the Republican Party still oppose LGBT rights?
… As American voters increasingly embrace LGBT friends, family members and neighbors, and in turn LGBT rights, Republicans increasingly are seen as out of sync. … Why is the Republican Party so out of step with voters? Indeed, why is the American right so far behind similar parties in other […] Read more »