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05/24/10--01:00: Americans' Opposition to Gay Marriage Eases Slightly (chan 1054295)

More Americans continue to oppose (53%) than favor (44%) legal recognition of same-sex marriage, but the current level of opposition ties the lowest Gallup has measured since 1996.


05/25/10--01:00: Americans' Acceptance of Gay Relations Crosses 50% Threshold (chan 1054295)

American men have become more likely to view gay and lesbian relations as "morally acceptable" in recent years, sending overall acceptance to a new high of 52% in 2010. Support for legal gay marriage and the legality of gay and lesbian relations more generally are also near their highest levels.


05/26/10--13:00: Four Moral Issues Sharply Divide Americans (chan 1054295)

Americans hold similar moral judgments on 12 of 16 cultural matters that sometimes fuel debate in the country. By contrast, doctor-assisted suicide is highly controversial, as are gay relations, abortion, and having children out of wedlock.


12/08/10--01:00: Americans Support Two Major Elements of Tax Compromise (chan 1054295)

Two-thirds of Americans support key elements of the compromise tax bill worked out by President Obama and Republican leaders this week: extending tax breaks for two years for all Americans and extending unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed.


12/09/10--11:15: In U.S., 67% Support Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (chan 1054295)

If they had an opportunity to vote on it, 67% of Americans say they would vote for a law that would allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military. The most opposition comes from conservative Republicans.


05/20/11--01:00: For First Time, Majority of Americans Favor Legal Gay Marriage (chan 1054295)

For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid. The increase from 44% last year came exclusively from political independents and Democrats. Republicans' views did not change.


05/25/11--01:00: Support for Legal Gay Relations Hits New High (chan 1054295)

Sixty-four percent of Americans believe gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should be legal, the highest support Gallup has found to date. Slightly fewer, 56%, but still a new high, consider gay or lesbian relations morally acceptable.


05/27/11--01:00: In U.S., Young Adults, Women Put Gay Population at 30% (chan 1054295)

Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport discusses Americans' estimates of the size of the gay population in the United States, revealing that young adults and women offer some of the highest approximations.


05/27/11--01:00: U.S. Adults Estimate That 25% of Americans Are Gay or Lesbian (chan 1054295)

U.S. adults, on average, estimate that 25% of Americans are gay or lesbian, up from an estimate of 21% to 22% in 2002. Lower-income Americans, the least educated, women, and young people give the highest estimates, and demographics appear to be more closely related to views than politics or ideology.


05/31/11--01:00: Doctor-Assisted Suicide Is Moral Issue Dividing Americans Most (chan 1054295)

Doctor-assisted suicide is the most controversial of 17 cultural issues Gallup tested this year, with Americans divided 45% vs. 48% over its moral acceptability. Many also disagree about whether abortion and out-of-wedlock births are morally right or wrong. More than 9 in 10 say extramarital affairs are wrong.