Today, more than 60 percent of the nation supports it, and the U. Supreme Court has made it the law of the land. That explains the surprise at the state capitol, and even in some Republican circles, when four Colorado Republican lawmakers introduced a bill to ban same-sex marriage on Feb. The measure also would have prohibited same-sex couples from adopting.
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Gender, family and marriage, same-sex marriage and religion | Pew Research Center
As America prepares to make its choice in the elections, CNN ventured into the lives of voters around the country who are often overlooked in the traditional narratives about politics. In this installment, we visit the early voting state of New Hampshire, where a gay Republican is challenging his party on its same-sex marriage stance. As a gay Republican, Morgan defies the national pattern. By contrast, three-quarters of Democrats and Democratic leaners back same-sex marriage. Morgan sits in his spacious office in Londonderry, about an hour north of Boston, surrounded by photos and memorabilia celebrating the New England Patriots, team quarterback Tom Brady and legendary Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz.
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When President George W. Bush needed to shore up support with social conservatives during his re-election run in , he turned to a familiar political tactic: demonizing L. Sixteen years later, when another issue of L.
About Follow Donate. Support for same-sex marriage has steadily grown over the past 15 years. And today, support for same-sex marriage remains near its highest point since Pew Research Center began polling on this issue.
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