Marriage or Domestic Partnership
Three-quarters of U.S. adults (75%) favor either marriage or domestic partnerships/civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. Only about two in 10 (22%) say gay and lesbian couples should have no legal recognition. (Gay and lesbian couples are able to marry in two states, and comprehensive civil union or domestic partnership laws exist in only five others and the District of Columbia.)

Open Military Service
Almost two-thirds (64%) of U.S. adults favor allowing openly gay military personnel to serve in the armed forces. (The current “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law bans military service by openly gay personnel.)

Extensions toward Hate Crime Laws
About six in 10 (63%) U.S. adults favor expanding hate crime laws to cover gay and transgender people. (Hate crimes laws cover gay and transgender people in 11 states and the District of Columbia, and an additional - 20 states’ laws cover sexual orientation but not gender identity.)

Adoption
Nearly seven out of 10 U.S. adults (69%) oppose laws that would ban qualified gay and lesbian couples from adopting children. (In several states, gay and lesbian couples are banned from adopting.)

More statistics here.

PEW found this out back in May...


The numbers GLAAD said aren't accurate though. To say that 75% favor marriage or legal recognition is not true. That would mean there is only a 25% opposition to marriage and legal recognition. This is obviously a far cry from what the actual number is. 49% oppose marriage, and 41% oppose legal recognition.

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I wonder what the result was for the question, "Would you like your child to be a homosexual?"
Or, if your child was in the military, would you want him/her to be forced to shower with homosexuals?
Or, if you had to give up a child to adoption, would you rather the child was raised by a heterosexual couple, or two gay men?
Or, If your ex-wife wanted to marry yours and her biological son, would that be OK with you?

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Homophobia much? There are no scientific studies that can back any of your assertion. Just more emotional drivel and denial of civil rights.

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Assuming it's a choice.

Nothing says you're forced to.

The study shows 69% of those asked are okay with homosexuals adopting.

This thread is not about incest... it's about a survey that favors homosexuals.

I'm not sure if I believe the poll, but not based upon what people were saying in May. People are fickle and could easily change their minds especially after all the discussion in the wake of prop 8. If accurate, the poll makes it somewhat likely that the gay marriage bans will over overturned even by democratic processes soon. Minorities given civil rights by popular vote? That would be unprecedented.

Maybe rational people understand that allowing gay people to marry won't make their child homosexual?

Kind of inevitable with the don't ask don't tell policy. They already are showering with incognito homosexuals.

Edit: And also, it's just kind of a cultural oddity here. It's like asking a Muslim women if she'd be comfortable going to the gym with men. Many women here are okay with it and most of the time they don't get harassed, but some people, especially muslims, don't think it's okay to get hot and sweaty in front of strangers of the opposite sex.

Two lesbians would probably do best.

I'd be uncomfortable with it, but as long as he was an adult and they don't have kids, sure. But I thought we were talking about gay marriage where there are two, unrelated, consenting adults. Conservatives love slippery slopes I guess.

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I wouldnt be upset if my child were gay...I want my child to be happy and healthy. I would simply want him to pick a partner that makes him happy and treats him with love and respect...this is the same whether he be gay or straight.

There are gay kids in my sons school now and he showers after gym with the other guys...some of them are gay too and its known they are gay. He has no issue with this and has never been made to feel uncomfortable or harrassed in any way. There is simply a code of conduct that should always exist..in military or schools and that can be followed no matter what. A gay man can take a shower next to you and get on with his business just like a hetero sexual male can.

If I had to give a child up for a adoption...I would certainly consider a gay couple and gender wouldnt sway me much either. I think a gay male couple could do as well as a gay female couple...this is more about INDIVIDUALS and cant be decided upon sexual orientation nor gender.

I am not sure whats up with the incest question or having your ex get involved with a relative...thats nothing to do with the topic.

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I wouldn't care.

No worse than forcing him/her to shower with straight people.

Depends on who the heterosexual couple is, and who the two gay men are.

I don't understand the question. Are you asking what I would do if my ex-wife wanted to marry her biological son to my biological son? Or are you asking what I would do if my ex-wife wanted to marry our biological son? In either case, my response would be, "You want to what?"

I understand it won't make their child gay, but what would the percentages be if the question were asked?

You mean two gay men who were brothers would not be permitted to marry under your version of the law?

This is obviously a gay friendly questionaire. I would be willing to bet that people that don't agree with the concept of gay marriage probably hung up after they heard the first question, skewing the polls...I would have.

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Let me rephrase the first question, "would you prefer your child be a heterosexual, or a homosexual?"

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