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This survey shows the opinion on legalization of same-sex marriages in the United States from 1996 to 2023. In 1996, 27 percent of respondents agreed that same-sex marriages should be recognized by law as valid with the same rights as traditional marriages. In 2023, 71 percent state that same-sex marriages should be recognized as valid, the highest share of the last decades.
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Gallup. (June 5, 2023). Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/217962/opinion-of-legalization-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid?." Chart. June 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217962/opinion-of-legalization-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-us/
Gallup. (2023). Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/217962/opinion-of-legalization-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-us/
Gallup. "Do You Think Marriages between Same-sex Couples Should Be Recognized by Law as Valid?." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217962/opinion-of-legalization-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-us/
Gallup, Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217962/opinion-of-legalization-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-us/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid? [Graph], Gallup, June 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/217962/opinion-of-legalization-of-same-sex-marriages-in-the-us/