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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 15, 2004 05:27pm |
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| News Date | Monday, March 15, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | But majority opposes legalizing gay marriage
March 15, 2004
By DOROTHY SCHNEIDER
of Copley News Service
SPRINGFIELD - More than half of Illinoisans don't want to legalize gay marriage but also don't want a federal constitutional amendment to ban it, a recent Copley News Service poll showed.
But half of those polled support civil unions for gay couples, which would grant some legal rights but would not qualify as marriage. Thirty-three percent oppose civil unions and 17 percent are undecided.
Of the 625 registered voters polled statewide, 60 percent oppose legalizing gay marriage and 27 percent support legalization. Fifty-three percent oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning gay marriage, while 34 percent support such an amendment. |
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