Support for Gay Unions on the Rise

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

By U.S. News Staff

December 9, 2008 RSS Feed Print
  • 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

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Proposition 8,
gay rights

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

Holly of 12:13AM December 10, 2008

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