Keen News Service reported last month that Americans are becoming “dramatically” more accepting of gay men and lesbians, according to a new report from a well respected, long-running social survey. This is hardly surprising and why I get so angry with politicians, religious leaders and others who fan the flame of homophobia despite a growing divide between their twisted morality and what I’d refer to as common sense and common decency. Some of the key findings that should make the GLBT community and their allies feel good include:
In 2010, 46% surveyed supported same-sex couples marriage and 40% opposed; this shows a significant change from just over a decade ago in 1998 when only 11% supported this and 68% opposed it.
In 1973, 70% surveyed said same sex relations were “always wrong.” This rose to a high of 75% in 1987 and 1988, but fell to 44% in 2010.
Only 32% of those under 30 felt sexual relations between same-sex adults was “always” or “almost always” wrong, versus 69% of those over 70.
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