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Poll Shows Floridians Believe Gays and Lesbians Should Have Equal Rights
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Sunday, 16 November 2008 01:53
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Poll Shows Floridians Believe Gays
and Lesbians Should Have Equal Rights
Floridians may not support same-sex marriage, but they overwhelmingly believe gays and lesbians should have equal rights in a number of other areas, a survey indicates.
Gay activists are still reeling over a loss Nov. 4, when state residents voted 62 percent in favor of Amendment 2, which adds Florida's existing ban on gay marriage into the state constitution. But a poll conducted as part of that campaign also asked another question unrelated to marriage: Should gays and lesbians have the same rights as everyone else with regards to housing, job opportunities and public accommodations, such as restaurants and movie theaters?
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