More Americans Support Same-Sex Marriage Than Ever
A new poll finds almost three-quarters are in favor of the right for same-sex couples at a time when some lawmakers are targeting LGBTQ people.
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More Americans than ever support the right for same-sex couples to marry, a new Gallup poll finds.
In a survey of about 1,000 U.S. adults conducted last month, 71% of respondents said they support the legal right to same-sex marriage, beating last year’s record by one percentage point. The findings are up from 42% in 2004, when Massachusetts first legalized same-sex marriage. Support reached 58% in July 2015, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark case that affirmed same-sex marriage under the 14th amendment.