Stat Of The Week: Interracial Marriage vs. Gay Marriage

Is gay marriage today similar to interracial marriage in the 1960s?

Social acceptance of gay marriage in the United States is often compared to social acceptance of interracial marriage. However, while interracial marriage was completely legal by 1967, majority approval of interracial marriage did not take hold until the 1990s. How does popular opinion of gay marriage today compare with the current legal status of gay marriage?

The genius at xkcd demonstrates how popular approval and legal status don’t always neatly track one another…

Source: xkcd

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