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What is the fuss with same-sex marriage |
| Published: May 28, 2008, 11:42 am |
| Tags: politics, social issues, journalism, people, sex |
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Last week I criticized a Los Angeles Times story for spinning the results of a poll to make it seem like opposition to same-sex marriage wasn’t significant. Though supporters of traditional marriage had a 19-point margin of victory over those who want to redefine marriage to include same-sex unions, the Times referred to that margin as slim, narrow, “a bit” of a bare majority. This week, Times reporter David Savage wrote a piece arguing that people shouldn’t worry about the California Supreme Court decision striking down a ban on gay marriage. The poll results were included to support the argument. But this time, they had a completely different spin: However, recent national polls have shown what the Pew Research Center called a “stable majority” opposed to marriage for gays and lesbians. Last year, it said that among those it surveyed, 55% opposed allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, whereas 36% supported the idea. This was roughly the [ Full article ] |
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