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Public Opinion Trends on Gay Marriage
A Pew Forum Fact Sheet
The Pew Research Center has tracked general opinion on homosexual marriage as it has fluctuated over the past several years. Following is an excerpt from a June 2006 survey analysis by the Pew Analyze Center for the People & the Press, followed by links to earlier surveys that involve analyses of general opinion along religious lines.
June 2006: Assist for Gay Marriage Declines; Opponents Place Higher Priority on the IssueView the survey report, including links to topline & methodology (June 27, 2006)
When it comes to queer marriage, people on different sides of the issue place different priority on it. Those rival gay marriage assigned it greater importance, with nearly half (45%) calling it a very essential issue. Supporters of gay marriage place less priority on it, with just 27% saying it is very important.
Overall support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally has declined significantly since March. In the current poll, 33% favor male lover marriage and 55% are opposed; four months ago, 39% were in favor and 51% opposed. Opponents of male lover marriage were also asked if they thought a constitutional ame
CHICAGO 2006, GAY GAMES INC.
ORGANIZATION | Inducted 2007
With only two years for the planning and implementation of a vast sporting Wevent that encompassed both Chicago and several suburban venues, the board and staff of Chicago 2006, Inc., produced Gay Games VII in Chicago, which brought LGBT athletes and cultural participants together from around the planet and highlighted Chicago’s support for the LGBT communities. With 12,000 athletes in attendance and an estimated 50,000 supporters watching, Gay Games VII stands, in the words of Mayor Richard M. Daley, as “a unique achievement of far-reaching and historical importance having an impact on Chicago’s LGBT community and the City of Chicago.”
The opening of the Games in Soldier Field was a momentous and historic occasion for all who were present or watching on television. As the athletes took the field and the lights dimmed to the glow of the rainbow flag, cheers of joy and lgbtq+ fest rang out, filling the entire stadium, and making the many hours spent in planning and staging the numerous sports and social events worth the effort.
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Gay Marriage Around the World
A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to gay marriages. So far, more than two dozen countries have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry, mostly in Europe and the Americas. In Mexico, some jurisdictions allow homosexual couples to wed, while others do not.
Countries That Allow Homosexual Marriage
Countries Where Gay Marriage is Legal in Some Jurisdictions
Countries That Allow Gay Marriage
Australia (2017)
On Dec. 7, 2017, the Australian Parliament passed legislation allowing homosexual and lesbian couples to legally wed. Passage came just three weeks after Australians voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, by a 62% to 38% margin, in a non-binding, nationwide referendum. Along with New Zealand, Australia became the second land in the Asia-Pacific region to to make same-sex marriage legal.
Malta (2017)
Malta’s parliament almost unanimously voted to legalize same-sex marriage in July 2017, despite opposition from the Catholic Church on the small Mediterranean island.
Germany (2017)
On June 30, 2017, Germany became the 15th European country to enac
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Paula Aboud (D), Declare Senate District 28, Arizona
Sally Baird (D), Arlington Educational facility Board, Virginia
Tammy Baldwin (D), US House of Representatives, District 2, Wisconsin
Jarrett Barrios (D), State House, Massachusetts
Jackie Biskupski (D), State Property District 30, Utah
Lawrence Bliss (D), State House District 122, Maine
Julia Boseman (D), State Senate District 9, North Carolina
John Brady (D), Sussex County Recorder of Deeds, Delaware
Beth Bye, Declare House District 19, Connecticut
David Catania (I), City Council, District of Columbia
Ken Cheuvront (D), State Senate District 15, Arizona
Thomas Chiola (D), Circuit Court Judge, Bake County, Illinois
David Cicilline (D), Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Karen Clark (D), Articulate House District 61A, Minnesota
Sally Clark (D), Seattle Metropolis Council, Washington
Scott Dibble (D), State Senate District 60, Minnesota
Kevin Dowling (NP), Town Council, Hayward, California
Karla Drenner (D), State House District 86, Georgia
Bevan Dufty (D), San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 8, California
Susan Eggman (D), Stockton Metropolis Council, California
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