A new poll from Fox News, of all places, finds that most Americans support gays serving openly in the military.
By a two-to-one margin, voters favor allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
A 61 percent majority is in favor of an open military, while 30 percent are opposed, according to a Fox News national poll.
In 2003, the margin of support for lifting the ban was slightly larger than it is today. At that time, 64 percent favored allowing gays to serve openly, and 25 percent disagreed. Ten years ago, 57 percent favored lifting the restrictions on gays and 30 percent were opposed (January 2000).
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Among groups, the poll finds 82 percent of Democrats, 44 percent of Republicans and 62 percent of independents favor a change in the military for gays and lesbians. Republicans are among those most likely to oppose allowing gays to serve openly, with 46 percent against the change, up from 31 percent in 2003.
But here's an interesting catch:
CBS just found that if you ask Americans how they feel about "gay men and lesbians" serving in the military, a large majority support it. But if you ask people whether "homosexuals" should be allowed to serve in the military, support drops.
So gays are cool now, but not homosexuals? Maybe the next poll needs to ask how many Americans own a dictionary.