Support for Marriage Equality over Racial and Ethnic Lines

A new poll out by the L.A. times has tried to compile all the stats showing the divisions in support for marriage equality across the lines of race and ethnicity. The summary of the poll shows how hard it can be for individuals in more than one minority position.

In the state's continuing political battles over gay marriage, both sides are targeting Latino voters, and a new Los Angeles Times poll illustrates why.

Overall, the poll showed a majority of voters in Los Angeles support the right of same-sex couples to legally marry, with 56% in favor and 37% opposed. That finding closely tracked results of November's election, when Proposition 8, which limited marriage to a man and a woman, won statewide but lost in Los Angeles.

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