Most Americans favor gay adoptions, survey says

Floridians seem out of step with most Americans, three-quarters of whom favor marriage or civil unions for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, according to a new national survey by Harris Interactive.

The Pulse of Equality survey, commissioned by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and released today, shows a majority of Americans favors a broad range of policies and protections for gays, as well as supporting them as adoptive parents.

More than six in 10 would allow openly gay people to serve in the military. Another 63 percent favor expanding hate laws to include gays, lesbians and transgender people. Also, 69 percent support gays adopting.

Last month, Floridians approved a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman. Florida law also bans gay adoption, but two judges recently ruled the law unconstitutional and gave gay couples custody of children in Monroe and Miami-Dade counties. See Most Americans favor gay adoptions, survey says
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL