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Related: About this forumGay weddings: 'Fifth of Britons would turn down invitation'
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26773016BBC News
28 March 2014
Gay weddings: 'Fifth of Britons would turn down invitation'
About one in five British adults would turn down an invitation to a same-sex wedding, research suggests...
... Some 29% of men asked said they would not attend, compared with 16% of women.
The research also found that younger people were more likely to support same-sex marriage, with 80% of 18 to 34-year-olds backing it, compared with 44% of over-65s.
Of those polled, women were more likely to support gay marriage than men, with 75% of women for it compared with 61% of men in favour.... MORE
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Gay weddings: 'Fifth of Britons would turn down invitation' (Original Post)
theHandpuppet
Mar 2014
OP
I'm sorry, but sometimes I am really fucking disgusted with my own gender.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2014
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yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)1. 80 percent would accept
Actually in the big picture that is not bad. Twenty years ago, it would have been much less. Progress is being made and when I have my wedding to my partner, I would hope the United States has at least that percentage of acceptances if not more.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)4. That should be their headline...
Seriously,
Freddie
(9,231 posts)2. Maybe they're too cheap to get a gift? n/t
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)3. I'm sorry, but sometimes I am really fucking disgusted with my own gender.
And we're supposed to think things are just great when nearly 40% of British men evidently don't see their gay counterparts as equals?