Most of the following information comes from the 1989 Gallop poll, taken from
 October 12-15, 1989.  It's listed as survey number GO 89139-2.
 
 NOTE: this is an OPINIONS survey.. not a FACT survey.  The only FACTS in
 this survey are that people have these opinions in these ratios.  So..
 here's what Americans think about homosexuals, as of 1989:
 
 Should homosexual relationships between consenting adults be legal?
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Overall opinion:   |  |   Among males:       |  |   Among females:     |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 47%  |  |   Should     .. 49%  |  |   Should     .. 45%  |
 |   Should not .. 36%  |  |   Should not .. 38%  |  |   Should not .. 34%  |
 |   No opinion .. 17%  |  |   No opinion .. 13%  |  |   No opinion .. 21%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |                      |  |                      |  |   Among College      |
 |   Among Whites:      |  |   Among Non-Whites:  |  |   Graduates:         |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 48%  |  |   Should     .. 45%  |  |   Should     .. 61%  |
 |   Should not .. 36%  |  |   Should not .. 36%  |  |   Should not .. 28%  |
 |   No opinion .. 16%  |  |   No opinion .. 19%  |  |   No opinion .. 11%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |   Among College      |  |   Among High School  |  |   Among non-High     |
 |   Incomplete:        |  |   Graduates:         |  |   School Graduates:  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 55%  |  |   Should     .. 42%  |  |   Should     .. 32%  |
 |   Should not .. 32%  |  |   Should not .. 39%  |  |   Should not .. 45%  |
 |   No opinion .. 13%  |  |   No opinion .. 19%  |  |   No opinion .. 23%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |   Among East-Coast   |  |   Among Midwest      |  |   Among South        |
 |   Dwellers:          |  |   Dwellers:          |  |   Dwellers:          |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 55%  |  |   Should     .. 41%  |  |   Should     .. 40%  |
 |   Should not .. 27%  |  |   Should not .. 40%  |  |   Should not .. 44%  |
 |   No opinion .. 18%  |  |   No opinion .. 19%  |  |   No opinion .. 16%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |   Among West-Coast   |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Dwellers:          |  |   Among Ages 11-29:  |  |   Among Ages 30-49:  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 56%  |  |   Should     .. 61%  |  |   Should     .. 53%  |
 |   Should not .. 30%  |  |   Should not .. 31%  |  |   Should not .. 33%  |
 |   No opinion .. 14%  |  |   No opinion ..  8%  |  |   No opinion .. 14%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |                      |  |   Among Income of    |  |   Among Income of    |
 |   Among Ages 50+:    |  |   $50,000+ :         |  |   $30-$49,999 :      |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 32%  |  |   Should     .. 62%  |  |   Should     .. 48%  |
 |   Should not .. 43%  |  |   Should not .. 27%  |  |   Should not .. 38%  |
 |   No opinion .. 25%  |  |   No opinion .. 11%  |  |   No opinion .. 14%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 |   Among Income of    |  |   Among Income of    |  |                      |
 |   $20-$29,999 :      |  |  Less than $20,000:  |  |  Among Protestants:  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 |   Should     .. 52%  |  |   Should     .. 41%  |  |   Should     .. 42%  |
 |   Should not .. 35%  |  |   Should not .. 41%  |  |   Should not .. 42%  |
 |   No opinion .. 13%  |  |   No opinion .. 18%  |  |   No opinion .. 16%  |
 |                      |  |                      |  |                      |
 +----------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
 
 +----------------------+  +------------------------------------------------+
 |                      |  |  Overall opinion of this question through the  |
 |   Among Catholics:   |  |  years is as follows (for the years asked):    |
 |                      |  +=======+==========+=============+===============+
 |   Should     .. 54%  |  |  Year |  Should  | Should not  |   No opinion  |
 |   Should not .. 28%  |  +-------+----------+-------------+---------------+
 |   No opinion .. 18%  |  | 1987  |      33% |         55% |           12% |
 |                      |  | 1986  |      33% |         54% |           13% |
 +----------------------+  | 1985  |      44% |         47% |            9% |
                           | 1982  |      45% |         39% |           16% |
                           | 1977  |      43% |         43% |           14% |
                           +------------------------------------------------+
 
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Just thought some of you guys might find this interesting.
jvanriper@uncavx.unca.edu (a lurker without a newsposter...)