Civil unions gain support
A majority of Americans favor legalizing civil unions for gay couples as an alternative to same-sex marriage, according to a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll.
The poll found that 54% support civil unions, which provide some of the legal benefits of marriage, and 42% oppose them. That’s a change from July, when respondents opposed civil unions by 57% to 40%.
The latest findings show a public struggling to find a middle ground on gay marriage. The issue has been debated heatedly since the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in November that gay marriage would become legal in that state on May 17.
In the last month, San Francisco and other local governments have issued thousands of marriage licenses to gay couples in apparent defiance of state laws.
President Bush has endorsed a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
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