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Have polls shown 70% of Americans believe same-sex marriage should be legal?

By Tom Kertscher
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A May Gallup poll found 71% of U.S. adults said same-sex marriage should be valid, matching the result from one year earlier.

The poll conducted May 1-24, 2023, asked: “Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?”

The same 2023 poll found that 64% of respondents said gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable.

Support for making same-sex marriage legal was lower in a Pew Research Center poll.

That online survey of U.S. adults done in spring 2023 asked: “Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?”

The result was 63% favored — 41% strongly favored and 22% somewhat favored.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, the first openly gay U.S. senator, made the 70% claim in an Oct. 9 interview.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
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Gallup U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High
Gallup Same-Sex Marriage Support Inches Up to New High of 71%
Gallup Fewer in U.S. Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable
Pew Research Spring 2023 Global Attitudes Survey
Facebook LGBT Senator Tammy Baldwin takes down anti-gay Republican who cried to block same-sex marriage bill.mp4
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