72% Of Americans Say Legal Recognition Of Gay Marriage Is “Inevitable”

According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, 72% of Americans believe you can’t stop the same-sex marriage beat. 85% of that number identified as gay marriage supporters and 59% as opponents.

Interestingly, Republicans (73%), Democrats (72%) and Independents (74%) all seem to agree equally on the inevitability of legalization.

The survey was conducted at the beginning of May among 1,504 adults in the U.S. For the first time in Pew polling, just over half (51%) of Americans favor allowing gay men and lesbians to marry legally, though 42% remain opposed. Also, more people know someone who is gay or lesbian, which impacts their perception of marriage equality: 

While attitudes continue to change, opposition to homosexuality and same-sex marriage still very much exists. 45% of Americans polled believed engaging in homosexual behavior is a sin, while 40% reported they would be upset if their child came out to them as gay; 19% said they’d be very upset. Those numbers aren’t so bad compared to a 2004 poll by the Los Angles Times, in which 60% of Americans said they’d be upset and 30% said they’d be very upset if their child was gay

via Queerty