Six in 10 Americans Agree That Gay Sex Should Be Legal Older Americans least likely to approve
by Frank Newport
PRINCETON, NJ -- The Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to invalidate a Texas anti-sodomy law is generally in line with the attitudes of the majority of Americans.
About 6 out of 10 Americans believe that homosexual relations between consenting adults should be legal, essentially the Supreme Court's position in its decision in the Lawrence v. Texas case.
Gallup has asked the public about the issue since 1977, and the latest results -- from mid-May of this year -- show that 59% of the public says homosexual relations between consenting adults should be legal, while 37% say they should not be.
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