Current Totals:

Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to marry, giving them full legal rights of married couples, or not?

Should:  75% Should not:  25% St. Louis: Nation: 75% 47% Source: Time Poll, July 31-August 4, 2008.

Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry, OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple’s relationship.

Legal marriage:  65% Civil unions, but not legally marry:  27% No legal recognition of the relationship:  8% St. Louis: Nation: 65% 30% Source: CBS News Poll, May 30-June 3, 2008.

Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the US Constitution that would ban same-sex couples from getting married?

Favor:  16% Oppose:  84% St. Louis: Nation: 84% 58% Source: Time Poll, July 31-August 4, 2008.

What if a presidential candidate took a position on gay marriage that was different from your own? Would you still consider voting for him because of his position on other issues, or would you not vote for him under any circumstances?

Still consider:  80% Not vote for:  20% St. Louis: Nation: 80% 72% Source: Time Poll, July 31-August 4, 2008.

Do you feel that homosexuality should be considered an acceptable alternative lifestyle or not?

Acceptable:  89% Not acceptable:  11% St. Louis: Nation: 89% 57% Gallup Poll, May 8-11, 2008.

Do you think homosexuals who do NOT publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?

Should be:  96% Should not:  4% St. Louis: Nation: 96% 78% Source: ABC News/Washington Post Poll, July 10-13, 2008.

Do you think homosexuals who DO publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?

Should be:  92% Should not:  8% St. Louis: Nation: 92% 75% Source: ABC News/Washington Post Poll, July 10-13, 2008.

Do you think homosexual couples should be legally permitted to adopt children?

Adopt:  86% Not adopt:  14% St. Louis: Nation: 86% 46% Source: USA Today/Gallup Poll, September 7-8, 2007.

There is a proposal to expand federal hate crime laws to include crimes committed on the basis of the victim's gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. Would you favor or oppose expanding the federal hate crime laws in this way?

Favor:  90% Oppose:  10% St. Louis: Nation: 90% 68% Source: Gallup Poll, May 10-13, 2007.

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.