{"id":9466,"date":"2014-08-16T15:57:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T15:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9466"},"modified":"2014-08-16T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T16:06:49","slug":"poll-shows-americans-changing-opinions-about-gays-and-lesbians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2014\/08\/poll-shows-americans-changing-opinions-about-gays-and-lesbians\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll shows Americans changing opinions about gays and lesbians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {   var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];   if (d.getElementById(id)) return;   js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;   js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";   fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a sea change in attitude.  You\u2019d be hard-pressed to find an issue that has had a bigger shift in public opinion,&#8221; said Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion.  He&#8217;s referring to a survey the Institute conducted which shows a strong majority of U.S. citizens support marriage equality.<\/p>\n<p>Also, a majority say they wouldn\u2019t be upset or very upset if a child were gay, up dramatically from a generation ago. And an overwhelming majority say it would make no difference to them if a candidate for Congress were gay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/proudparenting81614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/proudparenting81614-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"proudparenting81614\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/proudparenting81614-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/proudparenting81614.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The research shows the shift is driven by young people &#8211; and those who are familiar with gays and lesbians in their families and daily life.<\/p>\n<p>People aged 18-29 overwhelmingly favor same-sex marriage. Also, the number of Americans who say they know someone who\u2019s gay has skyrocketed over the last decade and a half. And those who know someone who\u2019s gay are almost twice as likely to support same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcclatchydc.com\/2014\/08\/14\/236539\/sea-change-americans-revising.html\" target=\"_blank\">McClatchy DC<\/a><br \/>\n<P><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/9466\" data-num-posts=\"10\" data-width=\"700\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It is a sea change in attitude. 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