Same-Sex Marriage Has Opponents in LGBT Community
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Stockbyte/Thinkstock Images(NEW YORK) — Is same-sex marriage universally supported by members of the nation’s LGBT community?
The answer is no, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center of nearly 1,200 people who identify themselves as either gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
While 93 percent either strongly or somewhat approve of gay and lesbian nuptials, seven percent say they do not support them.
Just as among heterosexuals quizzed about this same topic, more people in the LGBT community who regard themselves as Democrats are in favor of same-sex marriages compared to Republicans.
Although most of those polled by Pew see same-sex marriage as a top priority, almost four in ten now say the issue is taking attention away from other issues regarded as important to LGBT Americans.
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