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Things are changing dramatically, and they continue to shift further.  On the issue of gay marriage, Americans have continued to reenvision their ideas about same sex couples .  As seen in the New York Times’ article “Gay Vows, Repeated From State to State:”

Since then[2005] there has been remarkable movement in support of same-sex marriage.

“The most recent CNN poll put it at 44 percent,” Professor Persily said. “More important, the opposition has gone down. And people who are opposed are much more likely to favor civil unions,” as opposed to no rights at all for gay couples.

“There has been a shift of about 10 percentage points in five years” in public support for same-sex marriage, Professor Persily added. “On a deep moral issue like this, that’s very rare.” Public opinion about abortion, by contrast, “has been largely frozen for years.”

The trend toward greater support for same-sex marriage is likely to continue, Professor Egan said. Part of it is generational: younger people are far more apt to support gay rights than older people. And part of it is a product of changing social attitudes.

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