Breaking Marriage Equality News Headlines from August 2012

	Ann Romney Invited To Officiate Gay Wedding On 'Modern Family' After revealing to "Entertainment Tonight" that "Modern Family" is her favorite show, Ann Romney received a personal invitation from show co-creator Steve Levitan to marry Mitch and Cam, the lovable gay couple (played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet) on the hit ABC comedy series.... Business Insider • Aug 31, 2012

	Ellen DeGeneres Wants to Be Roommates With Ann Romney Ellen DeGeneres has expressed her interest in a guest appearance on Modern Family if Ann Romney accepts an offer from series creator Steve Levitan to also appear on the hit sitcom. ... Advocate • Aug 31, 2012

	Majority For Gay Marriage In Chile According to the poll of 501 nationwide households conducted by Radio Cooperativa e Imaginaccion, 54.9 percent of Chileans support gay nuptials, while 40.7 percent remain opposed. ... On Top Magazine • Aug 30, 2012

	Washington advises Catholic diocese that anti-gay marriage collection is illegal The state of Washington has advised the Catholic diocese in Yakima, Wash., that its plans to conduct a special collection to benefit the campaign to defeat the state's marriage equality law is illegal under the state's campaign finance laws.... LGBTQ Nation • Aug 30, 2012

	Maryland: Former Gov. Ehrlich chief of staff supports gay marriage Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich's chief of staff said this evening that he supports same-sex marriage, becoming one of the highest profile Republicans in the state to add his voice to the pro-gay marriage cause. ... Baltimore Sun • Aug 30, 2012

	Marriage Anniversary for Vermont: Three Years of Equality Three years ago today, Vermont became the fourth state in the country where gay and lesbian couples had freedom to marry. On this third anniversary, let's take a moment look back at how that happened -- and what's happened since. The journey to marriage saw its first major leap in the year 2000, when the state became the first to recognize civil unions. The Vermont Supreme Court had ruled that ga... MNW • Aug 30, 2012

	NEW ZEALAND PASSES 1ST STAGE OF GAY MARRIAGE LAW New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly cast a first vote in favor of a gay marriage bill that was given impetus by President Barack Obama's public support of the issue.... AP • Aug 30, 2012

	15 States File Brief in Support of DOMA Fifteen states have filed an amicus brief in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), urging the Supreme Court to review an appellate court panel's decision striking down the law. Passed by broad bipartisan majorities and signed by President Clinton in 1996, DOMA defines marriage as between one man and one woman for the purposes of federal law and ensures that states do not have to r... The Foundry • Aug 30, 2012

	RI Senate president mum on gay marriage House Speaker Gordon Fox said Wednesday that should he retain his position after this year's election he plans to schedule a vote early in next year's legislative session. Fox dropped gay marriage legislation last year after it became apparent it wouldn't pass the Senate. ... Boston Globe • Aug 30, 2012

	Orrin Hatch Breaks With Mitt Romney On Gay Marriage Ban, Does Not Support Amendment On Tuesday Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mitt Romney's most prominent Mormon supporter in the U.S. Senate, broke with the presidential candidate on amending the Constitution to ban gay marriage, saying that even though he doesn't agree with marriage equality, "I'm a believer that the states should make their own determination" and "have a right to do it." ... Huffington Post • Aug 30, 2012

	MN pediatricians take stance on gay marriage amendment ... The Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics announced Tuesday that it opposes the gay marriage amendment on the grounds that it "would be harmful to the health and well-being of children and adolescents." ... Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 30, 2012

	Tasmania takes first step to gay marriage Tasmania is a step closer to becoming the first state in Australia to legalise gay marriage. The Premier, Lara Giddings, today tabled a marriage equality bill in State Parliament. It should pass the Lower House by the end of the week, but faces a tougher battle in the Legislative Council, the state's upper house. ... ABC News • Aug 30, 2012

	Gay marriage group reserves $5M in TV ad time The group fighting to uphold the state's gay marriage law has reserved $5 million in television time, and statewide ads are expected to start running next month. ... Seattle Times • Aug 28, 2012

	Out Gay Former Rep. Kolbe Predicts 2016 Platform Won't Support Anti-Marriage Amendment Former Rep. Jim Kolbe, who represented Arizona in Congress until 2007 and was the second out gay Republican to serve in Congress, predicted on Monday that this will be the last time the Republican Party's platform will endorse amending the U.S. Constitution to stop states from recognizing same-sex couples' marriages. ... BuzzFeed • Aug 28, 2012

	New Zealand: Slim majority backs gay marriage bill A bill to legalise same-sex marriage will pass its first hurdle when it comes before Parliament this week, a Herald poll of MPs shows. A straw poll found that a slender majority of 61 MPs wanted Labour MP Louisa Wall's bill to progress at least to the select committee stage.... New Zealand Herald • Aug 27, 2012

	CHARGES DROPPED: Equality 9 protesters will not be prosecuted for trespassing According to a spokesman for San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME), All charges against a group of marriage-equality activists who spent eight hours in jail for trespassing and blocking operation of a county building - a misdemeanor - after a protest in August of 2010 will be dropped. ... LGBT Weekly • Aug 27, 2012

	French Government To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill In October "In October, we will send a bill to the National Assembly and the Senate to allow same-sex couples to marry," French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told Socialist Party members at their annual gathering. "It would also allow them to form families and adopt children." ... On Top Magazine • Aug 27, 2012

	OHIO JUDGE REFUSES TO DIVORCE LESBIAN COUPLE Judge Jim Mason ruled that he could not divorce Laura Christina Thompson and Evangeline Grace Roller because their union had no legal effect in Ohio -- though the same court granted two gay men a divorce just a few days earlier. In the earlier case, a different judge determined he could dissolve the marriage even if it had no legal effect in the state. ... Think Progress • Aug 27, 2012

	Republican Party Won't Budge on Marriage Equality Major news in the Prop 8 case, with new briefs filed with the US Supreme Court. Another survey shows a majority of Americans support the freedom to marry, so why is the Republican party turning its back on relationship recognition? And challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act were already on the fast track, but now that track could get even faster. At the American Foundation for Equal Rights, I'... MNW • Aug 27, 2012

	While GOP opposes gay marriage, key donors fund the other side Singer has given $1 million this year to Freedom to Marry, a national bipartisan advocacy group focused on winning state ballot measures on gay marriage in Maine, Minnesota and Washington. The group plans to spend at least $3 million on its efforts. Singer, founder of the $20 billion Elliott Management fund, also gave $1 million in start-up money to American Unity PAC, a new super PAC focused on ... Washington Post • Aug 23, 2012

	Supreme Court asked to hear Conn. DOMA case Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is asking the Supreme Court to take up the case of Pedersen et al v. Office of Personnel Management after U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant of Connecticut last month ruled against Section 3 of DOMA as a result of the litigation. The organization had earlier called on the high court to take up its case of Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, which led the U.S... Washington Blade • Aug 22, 2012

	Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry criticize GOP for draft anti-gay platform language As conservatives, we believe that the freedom to marry is directly in line with the core ideals and principles of the Republican Party - less government, more individual freedom, personal responsibility and the importance of family.... Miami Herald • Aug 22, 2012

	Third Way Helps Moderate Democrats Craft Gay Marriage Stance For those ready to publicly embrace the issue, Third Way provides six talking points: emphasize that marriage is about a lifetime commitment; don't focus on words like "rights" and "benefits"; mention some of the "protections" denied to families by the Defense of Marriage Act; avoid using terms like "gay marriage" and instead say "marriage equality," to reflect marriage is marriage; tell the story... Huffington Post • Aug 22, 2012

	Backers of gay marriage watch, wait Washington United for Marriage, which is seeking to affirm the state's same-sex marriage law through approval of Referendum 74, has nearly $6 million in a campaign war chest -- more than half of it from a few prominent local donors with deep pockets. Its opponent, meanwhile, Preserve Marriage Washington, has so far raised $438,000, about 10 percent of its campaign goal of $4 million. Mostly in in... Columbian • Aug 22, 2012

	Assembly set to pass civil unions reforms Improvements to the territory's civil unions laws were set to pass the Legislative Assembly last night. ... Canberra Times • Aug 22, 2012

	Ministry Wants to Enshrine Gay Rights in Law According to a report in the Wednesday edition of the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, the German Justice Ministry has drafted a law that foresees changing the wording of many laws that refer to marriage so that they expressly include civil unions as well. In practice, it means changing references to "spouse" in the text of the laws to "spouse or life partner." The legislation involved relates to ar... Spiegel • Aug 22, 2012

	GLAD Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Pedersen DOMA Challenge Today, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) asked the Supreme Court to review Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, a lawsuit challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of the marriages of same-sex couples. GLAD is representing six married couples and a widower, from Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire, who have all been denied ... GLAD • Aug 21, 2012

	GOP Votes Down Civil Unions In Platform A handful of other members rose up to oppose the measure, which failed as opponents raised their voices to loudly say "no." About a dozen members of the more than 100 delegates in the room voted in favor. ... BuzzFeed • Aug 21, 2012

	Only 68 civil union licenses obtained so far in RI Just 68 same-sex couples obtained licenses for civil unions in the state in the first year the option was available to them. Gay-marriage supporters said the number, announced by the American Civil Liberties Union on Monday, shows that gay and lesbian couples in Rhode Island are shunning civil unions and holding out for marriage.... Boston Globe • Aug 21, 2012

	Justice Department appeals Pedersen v. OPM, challenging Section 3 of DOMA, to the Second Circuit Section 3 of DOMA was struck down in Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, a case filed in federal district court in Connecticut. The decision came after the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG), who is defending the law, asked the judge to stay the proceedings in the case in light of Windsor v. USA, a case that's currently on appeal to the Second Circuit. The judge denied the request. ... Prop 8 Trial Tracker • Aug 20, 2012

	Big gulf between political parties, divisions within Do you think it should be LEGAL or ILLEGAL for gay and lesbian couples to get married? 53% legal, 42% illegal, 5% no opinion.... Washington Post • Aug 20, 2012

	Conflict Over Marriage in Democratic Party Platform There's disagreement over marriage equality in the Democratic Party platform, with some party members resisting the move. We have a date for arguments in a new federal case to overturn Nevada's marriage ban. And an Iowa judge who upheld marriage equality has support from across the political spectrum, but is it enough to protect him from a new attack by anti-gay groups? We're one step closer to... MNW • Aug 20, 2012

	California commission fines Prop 8 backers Protect Marriage also failed to file contributions of $5,000 or more in a timely manner, failed to properly dispose of an anonymous $10,000 contribution received in October 2008, and failed to disclose occupation and/or employer information regarding people who contributed $100 or more, among other violations, the state panel said. ... Bay Area Reporter • Aug 16, 2012

	Taiwan tentatively embraces gay marriage No country in Asia has specifically legalized marriage equality, however, Taiwan is among those countries (along with Vietnam and Nepal) that have a progressive stance on the issue, and legislation supporting same-sex marriage has been pending since 2003, according to the International Business Times. Known as "The Basic Human Rights Law," the bill would be Asia's first to legalize marriage equa... Salon • Aug 15, 2012

	Utah Gubernatorial Hopeful Opposes National Democrats on Marriage The Salt Lake Tribune reports on the candidate's embrace of "Utah values" in his campaign against Governor Gary Herbert. Cooke said that his Mormon faith, shared by more than 60% of the state, influenced his position, but he joins the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in supporting a statewide anti-discrimination law. ... Advocate • Aug 15, 2012

	Poll: marriage hasn't hurt Obama with black voters A recent poll of black voters shows that they have remained steadfastly supportive of the president even after his announcement that he supports extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.... Washington Blade • Aug 15, 2012

	Freedom to Marry Pours $3 Million into State Marriage Battles Freedom to Marry, the campaign working for marriage equality nationwide, announced that it has already met its goal of raising $3 million to be invested in three states facing ballot measures this November, with more than one third of the contributions coming from a group of major Republican donors including the billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer. ... Advocate • Aug 13, 2012

	Australia: Thousands march for marriage equality Thousands of demonstrators have marched in seven Australian cities almost eight years after the Howard government passed the Marriage Amendment Bill to deny gay couples marriage rights. But with two marriage equality bills before federal parliament, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill told a rally in Adelaide he would legislate for gay marriage at a state level.... Herald Sun • Aug 13, 2012

	Iowa conservatives renew bid to defeat judge who backs gay marriage The campaign against Wiggins was announced at a meeting of hundreds of conservative activists at a suburban Des Moines church. The Family Leader, a political and issue activist group led by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats, is directing the campaign.... Chicago Sun-Times • Aug 13, 2012

	Judge sets date for Nevada gay marriage arguments A federal judge said Friday he'll hear arguments Nov. 26 in Reno on a national gay rights advocacy group's challenge of Nevada's ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Chief Judge Robert Jones cited other gay marriage challenges in various stages of appeal in California and in other state and federal courts, and said he wants to quickly decide the lawsuit filed by the Lambda Legal Defense and Ed... South Florida Gay News • Aug 13, 2012

	Democratic Party Backs Same-Sex Marriage for 2012 Platform Today's action at the platform committee meeting in Detroit sends the document for ratification by delegates to next month's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, said in May that he supports same-sex marriage. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney doesn't. ... Bloomberg Businessweek • Aug 13, 2012

	Gay Marriage at Democratic Convention The freedom to marry is poised to take center stage at the Democratic National Convention in September. We'll take a look at exactly what the Democratic party is proposing. With four states facing major showdowns over marriage this November, advocates are already looking ahead to 2013. And what's next after a setback for marriage in Hawaii? At the American Foundation for Equal Rights, I'm Matt Ba... MNW • Aug 13, 2012

	Judge sets date for Nevada gay marriage arguments Jones says he'll hear oral arguments Nov. 26 in U.S. District Court in Reno. ... Las Vegas Sun • Aug 10, 2012

	Colorado Miscellany: Support for the civil unions bill -Support for the civil unions bill Republicans in the legislature scuttled during the spring remains strong. 57% of Colorado voters would support a bill to grant same sex couples the right to civil unions, while 37% are opposed. Democrats (79/13) and independents (60/36) are overwhelmingly in favor of such legislation and even 34% of Republican voters say they are. Voters under 30 support civil un... Public Policy Polling • Aug 10, 2012

	Democrats Propose Full Marriage Backing, DOMA Repeal for Platform The Democrats' Drafting Committee released the proposed language to Buzzfeed Thursday. The draft language, expresses the party's support for marriage equality, while also supporting the "freedom of churches and religious entities to decide how to administer marriage as a religious sacrament without government interference."... Advocate • Aug 10, 2012

	New Archbishop of San Francisco Defends Stance Against Same-Sex Marriage Bernard Schlager, executive director of the Center for Gay and Lesbian Studies in Religion and Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, told Laird, "I think we know a good bit about what he will do," said Schlager, himself a Roman Catholic. "He sees same-sex marriage as a profound moral threat." Schlager said that the only ministry to gays and lesbians that Cordileone supports is a ... KQED • Aug 9, 2012

	Top German court demands tax benefit for same-sex couples Germany's Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe on Wednesday ruled that gay couples in registered civil partnerships must be treated exactly the same as married heterosexual couples with regard to land transfer tax. That is now the case in Germany, but wasn't in the past - and the court ruled that those who did not benefit from the law should be retroactively compensated. ... Deutsche Welle • Aug 9, 2012

	Federal judge upholds Hawaii ban on same-sex marriage "If the traditional institution of marriage is to be restructured, as sought by plaintiffs, it should be done by a democratically-elected legislature or the people through a constitutional amendment, not through judicial legislation that would inappropriately preempt democratic deliberation regarding whether or not to authorize same-sex marriage." Abercrombie said he "respectfully" disagrees and ... Honolulu Star Advertiser • Aug 9, 2012

	Young in G.O.P. Erase the Lines on Social Issues A poll this year by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found that the percentage of Republicans ages 18 through 29 who favor same-sex marriage has grown to 37 percent, up from 28 percent eight years ago. ... NY Times • Aug 9, 2012

	Winning streak on the line for marriage crusader Traditional marriage advocates so far have an unbroken, 30-state streak of getting marriage defined exclusively as the union of one man and one woman. Schubert has masterminded every campaign since 2008. ... Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 8, 2012

	Same-sex marriage: Will the Fortune 500 jump into the fray? Recently, Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos announced that he and his wife had given $2.5 million out of their own pockets to advance the same-sex marriage cause in Washington state. Preceding them were Microsoft's (MSFT) founder Bill Gates and its current CEO Steve Ballmer. On June 29, they each donated $100,000 to the legalization campaign in the state. So did Microsoft itself, two months earlier, wh... CNN • Aug 8, 2012

	Australia: MARRIAGE EQUALITY SUPPORT AT RECORD LEVELS The Galaxy poll commissioned by Australian Marriage Equality (AME) found a majority of Coalition voters (52 per cent) now support same-sex marriage laws. Just over 40 per cent of respondents also said they would be more likely to vote for the Coalition should Abbott allow a conscience vote on the issue. ... Gay News Network • Aug 8, 2012

	WILL DELAWARE LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE? Delaware's Gov. Jack Markell has long been an advocate for marriage equality. He recently told reporters that he expects that same-sex marriage could be legalized in The First State as early as next year. "Inevitable" is the word he used, saying that the state's legislature will likely be taking up the issue sooner than many thought. ... Philly Magazine • Aug 8, 2012

	Prop. 8 campaign committee facing fines California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 campaign committee is facing $49,000 in fines for its handling and reporting of political contributions. The enforcement staff of the state Fair Political Practices Commission has proposed the fines on 18 counts against ProtectMarriage.com -- Yes on 8.... Mercury News • Aug 7, 2012

	Anti-Gay Group Challenges Marriage Equality In New York An anti-gay group requested today that New York's highest court review a lower court's decision to dismiss their lawsuit against the state's marriage equality law. ... Metro Weekly • Aug 7, 2012

	Delaware To Consider Gay Marriage In 2013, Governor Jack Markell Says The Democratic governor strongly supported last year's effort legalizing civil unions in the state. Markell said he was willing to offer similar support for a gay marriage bill before praising the contributions of Equality Delaware, a group which formed specifically to lobby in favor of civil unions. ... On Top Magazine • Aug 7, 2012

	Tasmania set to allow gay marriages TASMANIA may become the first Australian state to legalise gay marriage - possibly even as early as this year - after Premier Lara Giddings yesterday vowed her government would pursue the reform. In a development that could shift the debate beyond the anticipated defeat of proposed federal gay marriage laws in coming months, the Tasmanian legislation would also allow couples from outside the stat... The Age • Aug 6, 2012

	Gay rights group drops $1M in gay marriage fights The Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign is donating $250,000 apiece to allies in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington. It brings the group's total spending on the issue this year to nearly $5 million. Voters in Maine are voting on whether to legalize gay marriage. In Minnesota, the vote is whether to ban gay marriage in the state constitution. In Maryland and Washington, voters will... Sacramento Bee • Aug 6, 2012

	"Defense of Marriage" Strikes Out Again Prop 8 is heading to the Supreme Court, and another judge finds the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional. That brings the total rulings against DOMA to five in just the last few months. More polls show that supporters of the freedom to marry outnumber our opponents. And good news for bi-national couples, with a groundbreaking announcement by the Department of Homeland Security. AFER's c... MNW • Aug 6, 2012

	POLL: OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR EQUALITY IN CONNECTICUT Connecticut citizens endorse the equality law by an enormous 55-33 margin, which balloons to 68-18 for those under 30.... Think Progress • Aug 3, 2012

	VICTORY! Obama Administration Recognizes Marriages of Gay and Lesbian Binational Couples, Expanding Deportation Policy to LGBT Families Yesterday, in a statement to BuzzFeed, Deputy Press Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security announced a surprising shift in the policy of the Obama administration with respect to married same-sex couples facing deportation: "[W]hen exercising prosecutorial discretion in enforcement matters, DHS looks at the totality of the circumstances presented in individual cases, including whether an... Stop the Deportations • Aug 3, 2012

	Gay Marriage Could Mean $165 Million Economic Boost For Ohio According to Lafayette's findings, approximately half of Ohio's 19,700 gay couples would marry if the state repealed its 2004 Constitutional ban on gay marriage and legalized the institution resulting in a $165 million economic impact over three years. The estimate includes money spent on weddings and wages paid to workers in the wedding industry. ... On Top Magazine • Aug 3, 2012

	Anniversary of Prop 8 Victory This Saturday marks the two year anniversary of AFER's first major legal victory. On August 4, 2010, the Federal District Court in California ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. A lot has happened since then. And now that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld that 2010 ruling, the case is headed to the US Supreme Court. That makes it a good time to look back at that early vict... MNW • Aug 3, 2012

	Gay-rights supporters plan kissing protest at Chick-fil-A Gay rights supporters are planning a "National Same-Sex Kiss Day at Chick-fil-A" on Friday. As part of the event, couples are encouraged to go one of the chicken restaurant's locations and take a photo or video of themselves kissing. ... LA Times • Aug 3, 2012

	Fight Back Colorado Launches 'Send 'Em Packin' Fight Back Colorado launched the online campaign, "Send 'Em Packin'" with an email blast to supporters Thursday morning. The campaign asks participants to select the mug shots of up to three lawmakers and move them into suitcases. ... Advocate • Aug 3, 2012

	Anti-Gay Iowa Republican Chair Calls For State Supreme Court Justice To Be Ousted In 2010, anti-gay groups spent nearly $800,000 to remove three state supreme court justices who joined the court's unanimous decision holding that marriage equality is required by the Iowa constitution. Yesterday, Iowa Republican Party chair A.J. Spiker released a statement calling for a fourth justice, Justice David Wiggins, to be removed in November, effectively throwing the GOP's support behind... Think Progress • Aug 3, 2012

	Hennepin County court rules same-sex partner can inherit assets Minnesota's Defense of Marriage Act does not deny the right of same-sex partners to inherit each other's assets, according to a groundbreaking ruling Wednesday. The Hennepin County District Court referee's ruling means that James Morrison of Minneapolis is entitled to about $250,000 in assets he once shared with Thomas Proehl, his partner of 25 years. It's the first ruling to establish that the a... Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 2, 2012

	Hopeful News From Maryland A new poll of Maryland voters, who will get to decide in November whether to overrule recently signed legislation establishing same-sex marriage in the state, shows that 54 percent favor the law, while 40 percent oppose it. These findings, by Hart Research Associates, will be released publicly later today; The Times was given an advance look at them.... NY Times • Aug 2, 2012

	Partisan divide growing on gay marriage, survey finds Among Democrats, support for same-sex marriage rose from 59% in April to 65% in the latest poll, conducted from June 28 to July 9. Among liberal Democrats, the increase was a notable 10 percentage points, from 73% to 83%. Otherwise, opinions have scarcely budged. Neither Republicans nor political independents have significantly changed their views. "Pretty much however we split it ... the change... LA Times • Aug 1, 2012

	Two-Thirds of Democrats Now Support Gay Marriage Reports that the Democratic Party may add support for gay marriage to its party platform are in keeping with a significant shift of opinion on this issue among Democrats nationwide. Just four years ago, in 2008, only half (50%) of Democrats favored allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, while 42% were opposed. Support for gay marriage among Democrats has jumped to 65% today, more than double... Pew Forum • Aug 1, 2012

	POLL: 65 PERCENT OF DEMOCRATS SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE The partisan gap over same-sex marriage continues to widen, with 65 percent of Democrats now supporting it compared to 24 percent of Republicans, according to poll released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. The poll found an increase in support among Democrats since President Barack Obama announced in May that he favors same-sex marriage. In April, a Pew poll gauged support among Democrats at 5... AP • Aug 1, 2012

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