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Article: Both sides eye gay marriage future: ; While majority opposes marriage, polls show support for civil unions
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- May 3, 2009
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WASHINGTON - Gay marriage legalization in several states and the
public's growing acceptance of same-sex unions have Democrats
sensing political opportunity and some Republicans re-evaluating
their party's hard-line opposition to an issue that long has rallied
its base.
In recent weeks, Vermont and Iowa have legalized same-sex
marriage, while New York, Maine and New Hampshire have taken steps
in that direction. Polls show younger Americans are far are more
tolerant on the issue than are older generations. For now at least,
the public is much more focused on the troubled economy and two wars
than on social issues.
In addition, over the past decade, public acceptance of gay
marriage has ...