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Article: 27% would vote against gay candidate Poll also shows more backing for civil unions than same-sex marriage
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- December 14, 2003
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More than a quarter of American adults say they would vote against
political candidates who publicly acknowledge being gay or lesbian, a
new poll has found.
A majority of Americans say they oppose allowing homosexuals to
legally marry. But adults are much more divided over whether to
permit legally recognized gay unions, according to a survey of 1,054
adults conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University.
Gay politicians and political activists are divided over whether
there has been anti-homosexual fallout following recent court rulings
and legislative proposals.
"There definitely has been a bit of a backlash, more than I
originally would have thought," said Mark Mead, ...