Attitudes nationwide are rapidly re-shaping.
We've sure come a long way in a short time. Hard to believe a little more than 10 years ago we were voting across the country on the definition of marriage—and equality was losing badly. From the
Huffington Post:
More Americans feel comfortable with a presidential candidate who identifies as gay or lesbian than with one who identifies as an evangelical Christian, according to a new poll.
The latest WSJ/NBC poll listed a series of qualities in a potential presidential candidate and asked respondents whether they'd "be enthusiastic," "be comfortable with," "have some reservations about" or "be very uncomfortable with" a candidate with each of those qualities.
The results revealed that Americans are actually quite open to having a gay presidential candidate. Sixty-one percent said they would be either enthusiastic about or comfortable with a gay or lesbian candidate, while only 37 percent said they would have reservations or be uncomfortable.
You can dig deeper into the poll results, including other poll questions at
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey.