{"id":49332,"date":"2013-06-06T11:09:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T16:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2013\/06\/06\/changing-attitudes-on-same-sex-marriage-gay-friends-and-family\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:48:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:48:02","slug":"changing-attitudes-on-same-sex-marriage-gay-friends-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/06\/06\/changing-attitudes-on-same-sex-marriage-gay-friends-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Attitudes on Same Sex Marriage, Gay Friends and Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As support for gay marriage continues to grow, 72% of Americans say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is \u201cinevitable.\u201d This includes 85% of gay marriage supporters, as well as 59% of its opponents. The <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/in-gay-marriage-debate-both-supporters-and-opponents-see-legal-recognition-as-inevitable\/\">new survey by the Pew Research Center<\/a> finds that, for the first time, just over half (51%) the public favors same-sex marriage, while 42% are opposed. Since the early 1990s, the number of people who know gays or lesbians has risen dramatically, and having a gay acquaintance is associated with support for gay marriage. Yet opposition to gay marriage remains substantial, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/06\/06\/section-3-religious-belief-and-views-of-homosexuality\/\">religious beliefs are a major factor in opposition<\/a>. For instance, those who view homosexual behavior as a sin \u2013 45% of the public \u2013 overwhelmingly oppose gay marriage, as do those who see a major conflict between homosexuality and their own religious beliefs. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2013\/06\/06\/in-gay-marriage-debate-both-supporters-and-opponents-see-legal-recognition-as-inevitable\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20051382\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efede5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efede5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"824\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/06\/PP_13.06.06_gayMarriage-Info.png?resize=480,659 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/06\/PP_13.06.06_gayMarriage-Info.png?resize=600,824 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-66867 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/06\/PP_13.06.06_gayMarriage-Info.png\" alt=\"PP_13.06.06_gayMarriage-Info\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 12px; border-top: solid 1px; padding-top: 10px; margin-top: 10px;\">More from the Pew Research Series: <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/packages\/lgbt-in-changing-times\/\">LGBT in Changing Times<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As support for gay marriage continues to grow, 72% of Americans say that legal recognition of same-sex marriage is \u201cinevitable.\u201d This includes 85% of gay marriage supporters, as well as 59% of its opponents. 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