Brumbaugh, Stacey M; Sanchez, Laura A.; Nock, Steven L. "Attitudes Toward Gay Marriage Changing in States Undergoing Marriage Law Transformation." Journal of Marriage and Family. May 2008, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp 345-389.
This recent study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family studies attitudes about gay marriage in California and New York. Both states overturned bans on gay marriage last month. At the time of the study, the laws in these states were just as oppressive as other states, but the study argues that the hype surrounding the decision helped change hearts and minds to support gay marriage. This study is relevent to other states because it poses interesting questions about the perceived anti-gay sentiment in America. For instance, Ohio passed a constitutional ban on gay marriage in 2004, but studies show that the majority of young Ohioans support gay marriage. This study affirms how rapidly changing and newsworthy this movement is.
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