Fri, 06/26/2009
Julie Bolcer, Advocate.com
A new poll from Pangea Media shows that 75% of teens and tweens (youths between the ages of 9 and 12) support marriage equality, although 79% of respondents said they were unaware of President Barack Obama’s position on same-sex marriage.
The poll tracked the gay rights attitudes and preferences of more than 3,400 young users of Pangea, an online quiz company. Eighty-three percent of respondents identified themselves as straight, 11% called themselves gay, and 6% said they were not sure of their sexual orientation.
Some other findings:
- 55% of respondents said being gay is something people choose, compared with 26% who said that people are born gay.
- 57% said that they believe gay people are victims of discrimination.
- 62% said they would not feel uncomfortable around a same-gender friend who revealed they were gay, compared to 25% who said they would feel strange.
- 78% said that gay students should be allowed to bring a date to the prom.