Poll: 75% of Australian Teens Favor Gay Marriage

A survey company dedicated to market research recently found that most teens are quite supportive of gay rights. Pangea media conducted a survey of teens and tweens, with nearly 3500 respondents and discovered that most kids seem to take a fairly libertarian view of gay issues, while also acknowledging that gay students are discriminated against in their own schools. Some 75% of those surveyed supported gay marriage, while a slightly higher 78% supported the right of gay students to bring a same-sex date to the prom. (Approval ratings are similar in the 16-24 age group in Australia.) And yet, 57% said gay students were discriminated against in their schools. I found that interesting in light of the new research on bullying that looks to the silent majority of non-bullies and non-victims as a potential force to end bullying. Full Story from Babble Australia

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