A new poll finds
more than half of straight Americans back equal
treatment for gays, according to a report from the AFP. It
also reports that seven out of 10 people polled said
that in the face of verbal attacks, they have spoken
out for the homosexual community.
A new poll finds
more than half of straight Americans back equal
treatment for gays, according to a report from the AFP. It
also reports that seven out of 10 people polled said
that in the face of verbal attacks, they have spoken
out for LGBT people.
The online Harris
Poll surveyed nearly 2,200 adults in late September
2007 and was released to coincide with the launch of the
Straight for Equality program by the advocacy group
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
The poll also
found that one third of poll respondents said they would
not speak out in order to avoid confrontation. One in five
cited religious or moral grounds for not speaking out
in defense of gays, but an equal number gave the same
reason for doing so.
Straight for
Equality "is reaching out to straight people who don't
have an immediate relative who is gay or lesbian to start
speaking up" for the rights of LGBT people, PFLAG
spokeswoman Jean-Marie Navetta said. (The
Advocate)
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