Almost three-quarters of Americans say legalizing same-sex marriage is “inevitable” according to a new report released today from the Pew Research Center in Washington D.C.
The center polled 1,504 adults, and found that for the first time in its research, 51 percent of respondents supported repealing the ban on gay marriage, even though 42 percent still opposed the measure.
“Part of this is a matter of who is more likely to have many gay acquaintances: the young, city dwellers, women and the less religious, for example,” the report states. “But even taking these factors into account, the relationship between personal experiences and acceptance of homosexuality is a strong one.”
Eighty five percent of gay marriage supporters and 59 percent of opponents in the poll believe gay marriage to be inevitable. And Republicans are as likely as Democrats to view legal recognition as only a matter of time, according to the report.
Meanwhile, a recently introduced bill in Michigan would allow gay marriage, and another poll showed 56 percent of state residents would support the bill, which is higher than the national average.
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