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never in a million
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many people are still against gay marriage and, in his point thus: “It’s the answer spoken by young and
yes, defi nitely, why schools, kids continue to taunt their peers by using old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black,
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‘gay’ as a derogatory word. Gay attacks and murders white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight,
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have not ceased just because legislation has disabled and not disabled, Americans who sent a
month’s poll, visit
www.g3mag.co.uk
outlawed hate crime. A poll of British attitudes to message to the world that we have never been just a
homosexuality conducted by the Observer collection of individuals…”
newspaper this October found that 45% of Britons Since opinions are slow to change and prejudice is
still think gay couples should not be allowed to get fuelled on ignorance and fear, it may take many years
married. But in 2002, 50% held this view, so there has before an openly gay politician has a chance at the
only been a slight shift in opinion since the premiership here in Britain. Bravely, Brian Paddick
introduction of civil partnerships. 56% of the stood as the Liberal Democrat candidate for
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