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Most in U.S. back gay marriage, but GOP won’t budge (SunTimes)

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An ABC/Washington Post poll says — rather surprisingly — that 53 percent of Americans support the legalization of same-sex marriage. Not just civil unions, actual marriage.

In 2004, when the Bush campaign drummed up a bit of national revulsion at the very thought of dudes kissing, only 32 percent of Americans polled supported marriage equality. It’s unreal.


As you probably guessed, there is a vast age divide. Young people are fine with marriage equality and old people are still grossed out.

Will it make any difference to the Republican Party that a majority of Americans now support gay marriage?

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Complete article at Sun Times : http://bit.ly/hqeWIg