Support for same-sex marriage reaches record high in the UK, poll finds
Exactly a decade since the House of Commons voted to legalise same-sex marriage in the UK, a record number of people in the country say they support it.
According to new research carried out by YouGov, which was published on 3 July, 78 per cent of Britons back same-sex marriage – the highest figure recorded by the organisation to date.
It marks a stark increase from YouGov’s polling in February 2011, when just 42 per cent said they were in favour of same-sex marriage and 21 per cent stated that they outright opposed it.
Around one in six Britons are still opposed to it today, though support has remained around the three-quarter mark since 2019 after steadily climbing over the last decade. READ MORE: Estonia votes to legalise same-sex marriage Almost half (47 per cent) said that they now know someone in a same-sex marriage, a figure that is higher among LGBTQ+ Britons (64 per cent).
