Support for Same-sex Marriage Growing

Image from Sydney Morning Herald

While the results of this poll are heartening, I still do not see what "popularity" has to do with civil rights. Giving women and blacks the right to vote wasn't popular. Integrating the military wasn't popular. Eliminating "seperate but equal" wasn't popular. Interracial marriage wasn't popular. We managed to do all of these things without once voting on them, or taking a poll to see if they were "popular" or not.

And before somebody gets bent out of shape for my use of gender and race in my comparison, please remember this: there are gay women, and there are gay African-Americans. Please ask Wanda Sykes if the comparison is valid. Mmmkay?

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Poll: Support surges for gay marriage

"When voters in California, Florida and Arizona approved measures banning same-sex marriage last month [the graphic at right does not include these latest votes], opponents lamented that the country appeared to be turning increasingly intolerant toward gay and lesbian rights. But the latest NEWSWEEK Poll finds growing public support for gay marriage and civil unions -- and strong backing for the granting of certain rights associated with marriage, to same-sex couples. (Click here to see the full poll.)

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