Good News on the Same Sex Marriage Front in California
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting today on some good news:
Opposition to same-sex marriage has steadily declined among Californians over the past two decades, and the change is more attributable to younger generations being supportive than to people adjusting their stance, according to a new Field Poll analysis.
…Gossett and Lewis looked at public opinion on the issue between 1985, when 30 percent of Californian adults supported same-sex marriage, and 2006, when 43 percent of people approved. Half of California adults still oppose extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, according to surveys conducted by the Field Poll and other groups.
Unfortunately during this same time, support has fallen among African Americans and the usual suspects–Protestants and conservatives.
Here are the results of their survey:
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