Virginia voters back gay marriage as court hearing nears: poll

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Source: Reuters

Virginia voters back gay marriage as court hearing nears: poll

RICHMOND, Virginia Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:13pm EDT

(Reuters) - A majority of Virginia voters support gay marriage, according to a poll released on Monday, which comes as a lawsuit to strike down the state's ban on same-sex unions is headed to federal appeals court.

Some 50 percent of voters in Virginia backed gay marriage, while 42 percent opposed it, a Quinnipiac University poll said.

Same-sex marriage is recognized in 17 states and the District of Columbia.

The strongest support is from young people, with 69 percent of Virginia voters aged 18 to 29 backing gay marriage and 25 percent opposing it, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

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1. It's astonishing how fast public opinion changed course in such a short time.

It seem like only a couple years ago the phrase was coined, "Virginia is for haters."

Now, it seems like maybe it really is for lovers. K&R