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theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts) Fri Mar 28, 2014, 06:47 AM Mar 2014

Gay weddings: 'Fifth of Britons would turn down invitation'

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-26773016
BBC 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

80 percent would accept yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #1

That should be their headline... joeybee12 Mar 2014 #4

Maybe they're too cheap to get a gift? n/t Freddie Mar 2014 #2

I'm sorry, but sometimes I am really fucking disgusted with my own gender. nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #3

yeoman6987

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1. 80 percent would accept

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 06:50 AM

Mar 2014

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.