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[Paskil]

How long before we see similar numbers that we see in polls for modern day interracial marriage polling? (87% approve of black-white marriage, according to a 2013 Gallup poll)

Will we (

Spoiler

we as in the country, I'm not gay although I do bat for the other team, occasionally

) ever see such broad spectrum acceptance? I read an interesting article (that I don't have at hand right now), that the marriage and relationship acceptance is far outpacing the actual sex acceptance aspect. A larger number of people still have the willies about teh gay sex.

Support for gay marriage reaches a record high 59% in a recent WaPO/ABC poll

Amongst the bits included in the story:

59 percent say they support same-sex marriage, while 34 percent are opposed

In the 33 states that prohibit same-sex marriage, 53 percent of those polled support allowing it, while 40 percent oppose doing so.

Six in 10 evangelical Protestants oppose same-sex marriage, while about six in 10 Catholics, non-evangelical Protestants and eight in 10 with no religious affiliation support it. Three-quarters of Americans younger than 30 support same-sex marriage, while less than half of seniors say the same.

Although support for such unions has grown to clear majorities among Democrats (70 percent) and independents (61 percent), Republicans have moved at a slower pace. Fifty-four percent of Republicans oppose same-sex marriage in the new poll, while 40 percent approve of it.

The poll also shows divisions among Democrats along racial and class lines. Support for same-sex marriage peaks at nearly eight in 10 white Democrats, and an even larger proportion with incomes more than $50,000 favor such unions. Support is lower, just over six in 10, among non-whites and those with lower incomes.

Link to the methodology

This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2014, among a random national sample of 1,002 adults, including landline and cell phone-only respondents. The margin of sampling error for overall results is 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt-SRBI of New York.

In before genderless dystopia.

 

[Air]

Good

 

[paile]

So 41% don't?

That's a lot.

 

[Paskil]

So 41% don't?

That's a lot.

Not really. At the time of Loving vs Virginia (SCOTUS striking down miscegenation laws as unconstitional), approval of interracial marriage was only around 20%. That was in 1968.

 

[massoluk]

Many resistances finally realized the society didn't collapse in the places that do have gay marriage.

 

[SecretMoblin]

...wait, only 60% of self-described "evangelical Protestants" told the pollsters that they merely "opposed same-sex marriage"?

With that wording?


That seems remarkably low, I'll see if I can find any methodological reason why...


edit: ok, it looks like they oversampled Democrats slightly compared to other national polls, and the number is really 66% of "white evangelical Protestants" opposed instead of 60%. Regardless, that's incredibly low and very good news.

 

[hayguyz]

this must be all of the people being indoctrinated in universities with their liberal agenda

 

[Raxus]

Needs more Penny.gif.

Not surprising as a new generation begins to move up in the world. Hopefully with favorable court rulings continuing there will be laws protecting the LGBT community in the US.

 

[Blader]

So 41% don't?

That's a lot.

It says 34 percent oppose.

 

[besada]

So 41% don't?

That's a lot.

34%. We always have the inevitable 7% who don't know what their own opinion is.

 

[DopeToast]

it's nice to see that even in groups such as the Republicans and Evangelicals that there is roughly 40% who approve of it, and 60% of Catholics. I imagine that's much larger than what it used to be and is probably trending in the right direction. The more voters/support we get, the better.

 

[Mondy]

59%? That sounds like an election platform to me.

 

[StickSoldier]

This makes me happy. I'm glad to see people getting more acceptable of peoples lives. It makes me have hope for the future.

 

[Vanillalite]

Good to hear. Like a lot of issues it's not an if, but more of a when thing. It's obvious the way things are trending on a ton of social issues.

 

[HerbertFish]

I got called for this poll. Weird to see....


They asked a shit ton more questions. Like would you vote for rubio, clinton, romney etc in 2016. Hard to tell it was even about gay marriage at times.

 

[Blader]

Good to hear. Like a lot of issues it's not an if, but more of a when thing. It's obvious the way things are trending on a ton of social issues.

I mean, anyone with a basic knowledge of history knows the direction that social issues will inevitably end up taking. Social conservatism is always, by its own nature, on the losing side.

 

[paile]

In Australia it is 57% support yet won't be passed into law anytime soon.

 

[SecretMoblin]

also neat to see the changes over time on a few of these "personal feelings about gay people" questions:

 

[demon]

So 41% don't?

That's a lot.

Even if it really was 41%, you do realize we're in the middle of a huge cultural shift on gay rights and these things don't happen overnight, right? It's pretty fascinating how rapidly this is happening, and watching it happen as it does.

 

[RumblingRosco]

We (pro-same sex marriage advocates) will win sooner or later. Hopefully on the sooner-side, but that is also dependent on how fast the old bigots die off.

Really interesting seeing these polls change over time.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I admit that I get locked in the GAF bubble where 99% seem to be in support of gay marriage and I think it's the overwhelming majority in real life.

Then my brother-in-law tells my newphew not to eat salad because that's for "figure skaters."

 

[Paskil]

I got called for this poll. Weird to see....


They asked a shit ton more questions. Like would you vote for rubio, clinton, romney etc in 2016. Hard to tell it was even about gay marriage at times.

The methodology link actually does have all that stuff in the part 2 link on the same page.