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Like Bowman, Silver quotes poll results to indicate the public opinion. What is particularly interesting here is that he has quoted the fourth credible poll in eight months to indicate the same majority result, specifically with 51% in favor of and 47% against the prospect of legally recognized marriage for same sex partners. What is interesting about this is that the statistics remain somewhat divisive, with a more or less equal proportion of public opinion for and against the prospect of legalizing gay marriage.
Grossman (2003) also offers an interesting assessment in her year of writing, where 50% of the polled public has indicated that legalizing gay marriage would have a "positive or no" effect on society. There is therefore little change between this assessment and the one offered by polls quoted in Silver's (2009) and Bowman's (2011) results. What is particularly interesting about 2012, however, is that, for the first time in history, an American president has spoken specifically for legalizing gay marriage.
Indeed, 2012 appears to be a good year for proponents of legalizing gay marriage and, by association, recognizing the rights of gay couples on a variety of levels. Klein (2012) notes that positive change in this regard could be seen in polls from...
The main question when considering this issue is whether it is more important for Americans to promote a unified voice about gay marriage or whether it is more important to maintain the right of each person to an own opinion. Perhaps the point of democracy is to ensure that all people in the country have the same rights as others. The question is whether this can be maintained within the division of current opinions.
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Bowman, K. (2009, Apr. 27). Gay Marriage and Public Opinion. Forbes.com. Retrieved from: http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/24/gay-marriage-civil-union-homosexuality-opinions-columnists-legal.html
Grossman, C.L. (2003, Jun. 10). Public Opinion is Divided on Gay Marriages. USA Today. Retrieved from: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-06-marry-inside-usat_x.htm
Klein, E. (2012, May 10). A public-opinion specialist parses the polls on gay marriage. Washington Post. Retrieved from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/parsing-the-polls-on-gay-marriage/2012/05/10/gIQAPg3IGU_blog.html
Silver, N. (2011, Apr. 20). Gay Marriage Opponents Now in Minority. New York Times. Retrieved from: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/gay-marriage-opponents-now-in-minority/
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