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Gay marriage had a popular majority in favour before it became legal (though obviously a popular majority doesn’t necessarily mean much in the US system.) Compa
by dan-robertson 6y ago
Gay marriage had a popular majority in favour before it became legal (though obviously a popular majority doesn’t necessarily mean much in the US system.) Compare this to interracial marriage which was not approved of by the majority of the population for many years after it was made fully legal across the country .
- courtf 6y agoThis lays out the timeline of the shift in popular opinion for gay marriage: https://news.gallup.com/poll/117328/marriage.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/117328/marriage.aspx Here's polling on interracial marriage: https://news.gallup.com/poll/163697/approve-marriage-blacks-whites.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/163697/approve-marriage-blacks-... Interracial marriage became legal nationwide in 1967 with Loving v Virginia, but wasn't approved of by the majority of Americans until 1997. Edit: I only add this to support the the comment replied to.
- runarberg 6y agoCan we really trust polling data from the 60s?
- dan-robertson 6y agoThanks for the stats. I guess I was a bit wrong in what I wrote above.
- courtf 6y agoI think you got it right, just wanted to provide some supporting data, even if polling is a little fuzzy.
- drocer88 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_California_Proposition_8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_California_Proposition_8