Texas Equality

I read a good number of articles from the suggested sources available and had the most difficult time finding an article I had any interest in. However, after about an hour browsing the many sites, I came across the blog "Off the Kuff" by Charles Kuffner and his article "The Equality 2013 Poll." 

The article summarizes the changes in society's view towards particular controversial topics suggested within a random poll commissioned by the Equality Texas Foundation. What surprises me, especially living within such a Republican/Conservative state such as Texas, is the the large increase in support towards same sex marriage. I whole-heartily support anyone who chooses to get married out of love, regardless if the couple is male/female, two females, or even two males. However, I did not think the Texas population, being how conservative of a state we are in general, was close to having such a majority vote in regards to same sex marriage. Maybe I'm just keeping Texas in a stereotypical mindset in regards to this particular topic, but I'm certainly glad to see such changes. 

The largest increase in support came among Texas voters who now support allowing lesbians and gays to get married. By a margin of 47.9% to 47.5%, a very minor plurality, Texas voters now support the freedom to marry. This percentage represents an increase of 5.2% in support since September, 2010.  Support for the freedom to marry increased by 11.3% among Independents, increased by 15.7% among African Americans, increased by 14.3% among 18-29 year olds, and increased by 11.1% among those over age 65.

Personally I don't think its anyone's business on who gets married to whom, but that's just me!  Thank you for bringing this to our view Mr. Kuffner. I truly appreciate being able to see the differences in how people view certain topics as years go by. Change is good (To a certain extent of course!). 

If you are interested in further tidbits in regards to the Equality Texas Poll, you may want to check out the Equality Texas Foundation's homepage: http://www.equalitytexas.org/. It has great bits of information in regards to the random sample polling and past results.