On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 03:45 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
> Poll shows backlash on gay issues
> By Susan Page, USA TODAY
> <snip>
> "The more that the movement demands the
> endorsement of the law and the culture, the more resistance there will
> be," says Gary Bauer, president of American Values.
>
> Bauer says that sentiment will make it harder for elected officials to
> avoid taking positions on such questions as a proposed constitutional
> amendment that would bar marriage of gay couples.
>
> <snip>
> Those making the biggest shifts included African-Americans. On whether
> homosexual relations should be legal, their support fell from 58% in
> May
> to 36% in July. Among people who attend church almost every week,
> support fell from 61% to 49%.
>