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The Pew Research Center similarly found 40% in 2010, 50% in 2013 and 61% in 2019. [ 212 ] As of 2016, 83% of Americans aged 18–29 supported same-sex marriage. [ 213 ] As of 2021, there was majority support for same-sex marriage in 47 states, ranging from 50% in South Carolina to 85% in Massachusetts.
Approval of same-sex marriage is higher in younger generations; [4] among 18–34 year olds, support is near-universal. [5] From 1988 to 2009, support for recognized same-sex marriage increased between 1% and 1.5% per year, and accelerated thereafter, [6] rising above 50% in Pew Research Center polling for the first time in 2011. [7]
Loaded 0%. President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act at a White House ceremony Tuesday, establishing federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. “Today is a good day ...
The existing platform from 2016 had opposed same-sex marriage. [182] On Trump's campaign website, the campaign included a page for "Trump Pride," claiming that Donald Trump decided "to openly support the LGBT community." [183] The "Trump Pride" coalition of the 2020 campaign also stated that Trump supports same-sex marriage.
The Respect for Marriage Act passed with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress following months of negotiations. President Joe Biden Just Signed a Historic Same-Sex Marriage Bill Skip to ...
Executive Order 13672, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama on July 21, 2014, amended two earlier executive orders to extend protection against discrimination in hiring and employment to additional classes. It prohibited discrimination in the civilian federal workforce on the basis of gender identity and in hiring by federal contractors on the ...
The document doesn't propose outlawing same-sex marriage, but it would favor opposite-sex marriage for federal support and roll back other protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...
Biden has been publicly in favor of same-sex marriage since 2012 when he became the highest-ranking U.S. official to voice support for same-sex marriage, preempting Obama on the subject. [28] He also supports the Roe v. Wade decision and since 2019 has been in favor of repealing the Hyde Amendment. [29] [30]