Americans Finally Give Homosexuals Permission to be Gay

[one...two...tree 2,762]

by Daniel DiRito

A new CNN poll suggests that a majority of Americans believe that gays cannot change their sexual preference. I applaud the shifting perspective, though I'm not sure that I can accept that being homosexual requires such an acknowledgment; any more than it would make sense to poll gays to see if they acknowledge that heterosexuals cannot change their sexual preference.

Fifty-six percent of about 515 poll respondents said they do not believe sexual orientation can be changed. In 2001, 45 percent of those responding to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll held that belief. In 1998, according to a CNN/Time poll, the number was 36 percent.

In addition, 42 percent of respondents to the current poll said they believe homosexuality results from upbringing and environment, while 39 percent said they believe it is something a person is born with -- a close division that reflects the national debate over the issue.

However, those numbers are greatly changed from the 1970s and '80s, in which fewer than 20 percent of Americans said a person is born homosexual. In a 1977 poll, the number was 13 percent.

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[MaydayDas 1]

i better say nothing

[almaty 19]

america is waking up to the reality...

[mawilson 2,133]

Now all they need is a license to be gay.

[dalegg 143]

I give permission to be gay, but I don't give you permission to put tools in your mouth..

[Karen_L 1]

america is waking up to the reality...

Word!

[jundp 191]

though I'm not sure that I can accept that being homosexual requires such an acknowledgment; any more than it would make sense to poll gays to see if they acknowledge that heterosexuals cannot change their sexual preference.

I love this line!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Anyone that looks to a poll for acceptance is an idiot.

[JoeMama 0]

Anyone on this thread that is thinking about being gay, you have my permission!

[trueimage 0]

i better say nothing

me too

[dalegg 143]

Anyone on this thread that is thinking about being gay, you have my permission!

Hey- that would mean someone is considering visa fraud and you shouldn't be condoning that!

[smoke20 0]

i better say nothing

okay i'll say it for you. ####### are you posting this for steve?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Anyone that looks to a poll for acceptance is an idiot.

Mandate of the people? The people have spoken? Just listen to some of these politicians talking about representing their constituents when they try to push legislation that discriminates against gay people. Political pundits alike consistently talk of the 'will of the people' or 'majority of Americans' - polls at least can keep such claims in check.

[etripke 0]

Anyone that looks to a poll for acceptance is an idiot.

Mandate of the people? The people have spoken? Just listen to some of these politicians talking about representing their constituents when they try to push legislation that discriminates against gay people. Political pundits alike consistently talk of the 'will of the people' or 'majority of Americans' - polls at least can keep such claims in check.

Discriminate how?

[fozzie 41]

Wow. A Whole 515 respondants? That must represent the Whole USA - about 1 per city