Do you support gay marriage? Nationwide Poll With Semi Real Time Results By State!

Just a little typo. Happens when I try to type fast. Anyway, just a simple way of profiling. hip hop being one of the lasiest forms of music, next to cave man days tells me you're selfish. And once again, you seem angry. Could it be that you do not like anyone to disagree with your behavior. Maybe feeling a little guilty?

LOL, It's funny cause all the states that vote it down (Mississippi, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama...etc) are places that you'd expect for the obvious reason that 90% of their population are made up of unintelligent, ignorant fucks :)
They're probably all racist too. Wonder how they'd react if they knew I was a black lesbian...

bc_f - You're upset because you cannot "breed".

donkeyfly69 - "Why not?" does not answer my question. The heterosexuals you know are not the majority of US citizens. Your feeble attempt to upset me will not work. I just give you an honest opinion which you don't like.

galwayman - Re-define marriage. These is the problem. Why re-define? Could it be monetary in nature? Why re-define? Could some other classification be used instead? Why re-define?

Have any of gay marriage supporters ever, I mean ever, considered how others might feel about re-defining marriage? I'll bet not. It is consistent for the gay population to behave selfishly with any one others that their supporters or partners and this issue clearly supports my case. Try to consider others!!!

As far as your comment about outdated religious beliefs, again, that way of thinking further supports my claim.

Some of the posts here are beyond belief! We are taking about committed couples who deserve social justice and equality,not marrying your dog,goat,or family members! Why is it that on a serious subject like this people just go so far off the track? While I'll admit getting married isn't for me,tried it once,had two kids and have nine grandchildren,I like my space! Anyone in a committed relationship should have the right to do so if that is their choice! Gay or straight shouldn't matter! We must take government out of peoples lives and allow self determination on personal matters! Gay Marriage doesn't impact straight marriage at all, and the Christian Rights claim to the contrary is just not logical and based on fear and outdated religious values! All the Gay community is asking for is equal rights and there is no reason not to give them that status! discrimination is illegal on it's face and it should,and must, end!

A more revealing poll would be an answer to this question: "Do you believe other human beings are yours to do with as you wish?"

That's essentially what this debate boils down to - the right of an individual to dictate the liberties of another. Other people are your property or they are not.

That is the question one must decide. If you decide you do not and cannot own another human being, you must side with restoring the liberty of homosexuals to marry one another if they choose.

As a side issue but no less relevant, you must also side with the right of individuals to form marriages of as many members as they choose. This speaks to the issue of voluntary polyamorous relationships which are more and more common these days and of particular interest to me.

It's an interesting Idea, although internet polls are notoriously inaccurate. For a more accurate view check Gallup.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/128291/Americans-Opposition-Gay-Marriage-Eases-Slight...

44% support of Gay marriage with 53% opposed to it, with 95% confidence of + or - 4%.

It's important to keep in mind that these kind of polls only gauge the opinions of the populace, and not the legality of such issues. It is interesting to note, that the percentages for Americans finding gay relations as morally acceptable are reverse of the previous numbers; with 52% finding it morally acceptable as compared to 43% against.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/135764/Americans-Acceptance-Gay-Relations-Crosses-Thr...

So pretty close to and even split.

If your interested Gallup has a wide range of polls on same sex relations (their phrasing).

http://www.gallup.com/tag/Same-Sex%2bRelations.aspx

I'm a wee bit intoxicated from a boilermaker that I ingested not more than 10 minutes ago, so I might write something that either amounts to gobbled y gook or is just plain stupid. Now that I've gotten that out of the way...

Why don't we just legalize it gay marriage all around, and if the actual action of having gay marriage starts to tear this nation asunder then we can repeal it. Note, I'm not talking about religious or homophobic groups going apeshit and tearing the nation apart because they hate or disagree with the idea. I'm talking about the moral fabric of our nation dissolving, or God dooming our nation to destruction or something without the aid of extremely anti-gay people.

Seriously, who thinks that if gay marriage was made legal across the nation tomorrow that the nation would fall apart or something equally horrific would occur?

Kentucky is now
1,760 support 1,665 oppose Votes cast in 208 cities !!!

Nope
Marriage by definition is between a man and a woman.
Their should be an option for those heterosexuals living together and Gay, lesbian, transgender or any two people that allows them to share in the same legal rights as a married couple.

Yay Staten Island, all 5 voters are in support. I was pleasantly surprised.

Can someone explain to me what the obsession with the word "marriage" is? Conservatives say that gays can do what they like without calling it marriage (because marriage is a special union between a man and a woman, etc). But are they really, truly unaware that the word marriage has no inherent meaning? Words don't mean anything until we give them meaning.

Did the original bible use the word marriage? Probably not. It wasn't in English. And what about "marriage" in the multitude of other languages? Are those equally untouchable? And when the act of marrying began (however many years ago), was the word "marriage" in use? I sincerely doubt it.

Like I said, the word is merely a symbol made to represent whatever we want it to represent. It has no inherent meaning. So... can we please move along and find something of substance to argue about? Anyone still concerned about gays marrying can find themselves a boot and kick themselves with it.

I see two options in this debate. We can either allow same sex marriages with all equal rights and options. The second option is to get government out of marriage period and reclassify all marriages as civil unions.

semi real time polls huh?! i like it sounds like something that should happen all the time!! get people back into the voting spirit were change actually should happen!!!
gay marriage is a freedom that should be provided in America. that's OK with me.
something i'm not OK with is the 70 year old man to 12 year old marriage in "other places". now that's something a bit more messed up.

Yes, Marriage Equality for all Humans (people try to de-rail the tread, mentioning animals, furniture, and such). If we separated Church and State, why is the Church dictating Civil Laws? If Religion is removed from the argument by Separation, why the conflict? Marriage is under the Civil Umbrella because of property, child custody, and incomes. It is under Religion's by the choice of the couple. Some couples are married in a Church, many couples are married in a Court House! Logically then, the State and Federal Governments are discriminating against Citizens by allowing denial.

America will not be able to call itself a free country until these basic rights are extended to ALL citizens. Period.

I couldn't get my vote to take, said my numbers were wrong. I was in support of human marriage for all humans. But I agree, hardly reliable polling data.

Very cool map. According to the current polling on the site Kentucky is the only state that doesnt support gay marriage

I'm more of a...I don't honestly care who you marry or sleep with or whatever. Isn't any of my business or position to say what another person does in his or her personal life, regardless of what I believe. If two human beings want to be together in such a union, then go ahead. Have a great life. Best of luck.

But marriage should not be controlled by the State, obviously.

If you check the other issues, though, this is hardly an accurate poll. The offshore drilling, health insurance reform, and the Arizona Immigration Law debates all lean heavily to the right.

It'd be nice if this percentage of the country favored gay marriage but, as with the other issues, it's more likely another case of email blasts and chat room messages in order to rally people to try to swing the vote in one direction or another.

My name: Buzz Killington.

If marriage is a religious institution then the state should not be involved. Let consenting adults get a legal marriage and or a religious one.

We should abolish the State marriage licensing system and allowing anyone who wants to get married to do it contractually.

Honestly, I don't support gay marriage, nor do disapprove of it, anymore than I support or disapprove strait marriage. If people want to have a gay marriage, then let them. At the end of the day it really does not effect the personal life of people who are in a happy heterosexual marriage, so why do people who are strait care so goddamn much?

Want to know some of the things I disprove of?
Murder.
Rape.
Child Molestation (which is not determined by a persons sexual orientation, despite what some may claim).
Theft.
Damaging of Property.
Being an Asshole in General.

On the other hand, a list of the things I approve of include:
Being Polite to People in General.
Helping People.
Saving Another Person's Life.
Charity.
Paintball.

Adam and Eve is a child's story. Stop basing your reality on children stories.

No one can speak for GOD

No Supreme being would care what we do with our booty holes

Freedom of body means just that!

Marriage is not sacred or women would stop wearing white to wed!!!

Heh. added to "infoporn" Heh.

Government has NO BUSINESS being in the marriage business in the first place. That being said-- the more the merrier.

Yeah great poll. Boston has 1 supporting and 1 opposed. Real scientific. I could give a crap what Internet surfing link clickers think. The question is simply this. Are we depriving a minority group of their rights or are we supporting a traditional definition of marriage? The Constitution trumps polls.

I support gay marriage As a minister I will marry anyone, regardless of sexual orientation.

Give the people what they want gay marriage everywhere except Kentucky

I believe in a seperation of church and state.
I believe that we all should have the same rights.
wish they would reallly do a poll. They won't though, because they know what the majority would say.

Marriage DOES NOT EQUATE love..so IT being the reason is unacceptable..however...if its rights and benefits.......EVERYBODY should have the rights and benefits associated with marriage...gays should had instead fought for a more expansive and broader CIVIL UNION rights..

but i know a lot of people are fighting for it because they want to spite other people...

I have no problem with any two individuals expressing their love towards each other...just don't call it marriage

I think we should eliminate all ties between church and state including the term marriage. Civil unions and equal rights for all! Some people's dogma should not be dictating the rights of others.

Stupid question!

Love has no gender or religion I support two people living together as a couple regardless of who that is, except for father,daughter, sister brother, etc. this I would call sico. I think the mistake that the gay movement made is using the word marriage. The word marriage is associated with all types of religion, the words "civil union" would have served them better. Everyone needs a license to get hitch anyway. A civil union it's still a legal union which would allow all couples regardless of who they marry to enjoy the benefits that being legally united entitles you to. I wish all couples gay or straight a happy life.

What I would like to know, is how it is possible for people to say gay marriage, or relationships is wrong. I'm focus on the facts of the modern world, and what the human population is going through.
1) We are overpopulated and there are children out there that need a home. Couples willing to forgo reproduction, and adopt someone that wants them, and willingly committing to a loving family relationship, all with absolute understanding of their situation, should be a applauded, not punished or repressed.
2) With the opinion I stated above, consider this hypothetical situation: it is completely possible for a teenage couple to become knocked up, out of ignorance or simply no understanding of the real world and the competition in it, marry, realize that it was a hormone induced relationship and are not committed to each other, end up detesting each other, and subjecting the baby that they decided to keep to stress and unhappiness in the only childhood he/she will ever know.
Now consider if that same couple at the beginning were gay. None of that unpleasantness would happen. They would have to think before bringing another life into the world, they would have to be at the age of majority and have a steady career in order to adopt should they wish to. They would know what their situation is and how to deal with it. How is this wrong?
How is years of steady decisions and understanding of your situation, as well as a deep and abiding love for your partner, wrong? How backwards do we have to be, to think that allowing teenagers, say the straight couple were 16? to reproduce without any means of supporting another life, and feel it is right. I am thinking of the child in this circumstances, because that should be the only individual that would be impacted by the relationship in any way, it's no one else's business, period.
Since it is hypothetical, there are some holes in it, such as marriage being possible only if the parents support it (I believe this is the case in America, if someone can direct me to the laws, please do) as well as the fact that it is entirely possible for the gay couple to have a child that young as well, mind you it would not be an accidental child, which is my main point. The condom broke is no excuse, they would literally have to make the decision to have sex or find someone willing to carry the baby or donate sperm.

These are my main views on the subject. I cannot comprehend how someone would trust a 2000 year old manuscript that has no knowledge of the current circumstances of the world today (overpopulation and resource scarcity), over common sense.

Why sure why would i want to be the only one pissed off most of the time. Besides we all deserve a chance to be miserable. Just kidding folks I've been married for twentyone years now I truely believe that if any one wants to marry a person they should be able to do so be it a guy or a gal or a gal an a gal or a guy an a guy or any other combonation that they see fit. Just don't breed them if ya can't feed them.

Based on the map on that site...it seems more people support gay marriage then don't. The only state where the nays win over the yays is Kentucky.

Glad I don't live in Kentucky.

I support not only gay marriage, but plural marriage as well. I believe people have the right to determine their own kinship family ties and their choices need to be tolerated and should be equal to what many call "traditional marriage", which they don't realize is far from "traditional" if they even ever had taken an Anthropology class they would realize the lucridity of their claims.