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Latinos\u2019 views of same-sex marriage have changed dramatically in recent years. In 2012 for the first time, more Latinos said they favored same-sex marriage than opposed it (52% versus 34%) according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey. This is a reversal from six years earlier, when one-third (31%) of Latinos favored same-sex marriage and more than half (56%) opposed it. This shift in views tracks with that of the general public, whose opinions on same-sex marriage have also changed in recent years<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

But even though more Hispanics now favor same-sex marriage than oppose it, not all Hispanic groups hold the same view.<\/p>\n\n

According to the National Survey of Latinos, support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally is highest among Latino adults with no religious affiliation (71%), Latinos ages 18 to 29 (68%), Latinos who identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party (60%) and Latinos with some college education or more (63%).<\/p>\n\n

By contrast, the strongest opposition to same-sex marriage comes from Evangelical Hispanics, 66% of whom oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally. Additionally, 60% of Hispanics ages 65 and older and 51% of Hispanics who identify with or lean toward the Republican Party oppose legalizing same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n\n

It\u2019s worth noting that all of these trends by age, political party and religious affiliation among Latinos track the general public\u2019s trend as well.<\/p>\n\n

Since 2006, support for same-sex marriage has grown by 20 percentage points or more for nearly all major demographic subgroups of Latinos, reflecting changes in Latinos\u2019 views toward gays and lesbians.<\/p>\n\n

However, for some subgroups, views have changed little. Among Latinos ages 65 and older, in 2006, just 16% said they were in favor of same-sex marriage. By 2012, only 18% said they were in favor of it. Similarly, among Latinos who identify as politically Independent, 35% were in favor in 2006 compared with 37% in 2012.<\/p>\n\n

3:06 p.m.: This post has been updated. Percentages have been corrected for each Latino religious subgroup and also for each Latino political party subgroup.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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