A new poll from The Wall Street Journal/NBC News has shown that support for gay marriage has risen to an all-time high.
Janet Hook reports in the Wall Street Journal that the poll results reinforce acceptance of gay marriage as one of the fastest-moving changes in social attitudes of this generation.
The new survey found that 59% of Americans support allowing same-sex marriage, nearly double the 30% support reported in 2004.
Fred Yang, the Democratic pollster who conducted the survey with Republican Bill McInturff said public opinion about gay marriage is changing at a much more rapid rate than did the nation’s attitudes toward interracial marriage, which now is supported by 87% of Americans.
Watch Janet Hook talk about the new poll on WSJLive above.
