News
2006-03-15
Poll: Teenagers
mixed on gay issues
A new Gallup
survey is reporting a mixed picture of how American
teenagers feel about homosexuality. The survey, conducted
from December
A new Gallup
survey is reporting a mixed picture of how American
teenagers feel about homosexuality. The survey, conducted
from December 2005 to January 2006, reports that
51% of the 546 teenagers polled, ages 13 to 17,
approved of same-sex marriage, while 55% approved of civil
unions.
But the teenage
respondents seemed fairly conservative when asked
about the nature of homosexuality: Nearly six in 10 believe
that being gay is "nurture" rather than "nature," a
position at odds with that of many gay rights activists.
However, as a whole, the teenagers were more
liberal on gay issues than adults who were polled on
similar topics. In a May 2004 survey, for instance,
only 49% of adults supported civil unions.
The margin of error for the teen survey was four
points. (Sirius OutQ News)
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