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Support for Gay Unions on the Rise

Despite the passage of Proposition 8, national support for gay marriage is increasing

Posted December 9, 2008

55 percent: Americans in favor of legally sanctioned unions
40 percent: Americans in favor of legally sanctioned unions four years ago
$83 million : Amount spent on Proposition 8 advertising in California's November election
2 in 10: Americans 65 and older who support gay-marriage rights
1 in 2: Americans ages 18 to 34 who support gay-marriage rights
18,000: Number of same-sex couples married in California between June and November of this year

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Sources: Newsweek/PSRA, Times Herald

Tags: gay rights | Proposition 8

Reader Comments

Gay rights should be sanctioned

I think that everyone should share the same marriage rights regardless of their genders. I'm totally in favor of unions.

Holly of
Dec 10, 2008 00:13:42 AM [permalink] [report comment]

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