One day before the Supreme Court hears a high profile case on same-sex marriage, a new national poll indicates that the percentage of Americans who say they have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian is on the rise. And that increase matches a jump in […] Read more »
Is support for gay marriage over-sold?
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll last week showed support for gay marriage hitting an all-time high at 58 percent, with support having risen by 21 points over the last decade alone. But some social conservatives say polls like this one are wrong, and that they over-sell the actual amount […] Read more »
Ohio marriage views shift
Ohioans’ sentiments have shifted dramatically since voters overwhelmingly supported the 2004 ban on same-sex marriage. The constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman passed with 62 percent support. But now, just days before the U.S. Supreme Court considers a pair of landmark gay-marriage cases, a […] Read more »
Political debate on same-sex marriage is arguably over
The Supreme Court will hear two landmark cases on gay marriage this week that have the potential to reshape how the country defines one of its most sacred institutions. But, no matter how the high court rules later this year on California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, […] Read more »
The Defense of Marriage Act and Same-sex Marriage
Two new surveys from Public Religion Research Institute shed light on Americans’ perspectives on the crucial issues raised by two cases that will be heard before the Supreme Court in late March 2013: the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. The bottom line: half (50%) of Americans […] Read more »
Americans OK Benefits for Federal Worker Same-Sex Spouses
By 54% to 39%, Americans say they would vote for a law giving marriage benefits, such as those for insurance, taxes, or Social Security, to spouses of federal employees in same-sex marriages. Support is predictably higher among Democrats than it is among Republicans. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »