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RESEARCH
LGBT study shows broad
support for N.C. gays
Common Sense Foundation releases
results of survey
by David Mills
RALEIGH — Would you be surprised to
learn that North Carolinians believe in fair
ness and equality?
You shouldn’t be. A study
released by the Common
Sense Foundation shows that
North Carolina residents
believe that gay, lesbian and
transgender people deserve
equal treatment under the
law. .
Common Sense commis
sioned a statewide poll to
measure North Carolina vot
ers’ attitudes toward LGBT
issues. The survey found that
73 percent of North
Carolinians believe that all
state residents should have
equal rights under the law
regardless of sexual orienta
tion.
Similarly, 57 percent of
the respondents in the sur
vey believe that employment
discrimination on the basis
of sexual orientation is
unfair and 69 percent believe housing dis
crimination on that basis is unfair.
Perhaps most surprisingly, when asked
“Do you think it is fair to define marriage in
such a way that it excludes same-sex cou
ples?” Fifty-one percent of respondents said
“No.”
The study examines many issues of inter
est to the LGBT community, from employ
ment/housing discrimination to same-sex
marriage and adoption to HIV/AIDS to
transgender issues. The study presents real
policy solutions that will help achieve full
equality for all state residents.
The extreme right has been getting away
with murder on this issue for far too long.
This survey shows that North Carolinians are
not gay-bashers and the study shows how to
fix the state’s laws to reflect that reality.
About the Common Sense
Foundation
Founded in 1994, the Common Sense
Foundation is named for the most famous
work of Thomas Paine, one of America’s earli
est progressives. Like Paine, Common Sense is
guided by a belief in equality and justice for
all people regardless of
race, religious affilia
tion, sexual orientation
or economic status.
Common Sense
acts as a center for the
progressive movement
in North Carolina in
many important ways.
Among the multiple
resources they regular
ly publish are
“Consider This,” a reg
ular email update
addressing issues of
interest to progressive
North Carolinians and
Common Sense Says, a
monthly research
report that focuses on
a different topic each
month. In addition
Common Sense pub
lishes special research
reports on important
issues and trends in North Carolina.
Common Sense also helps grass
roots groups by providing media consulting
and advice on how best to reach state policy
makers and serves as a resource for statewide
media to balance the conservative viewpoint
on key issues.
The Common Sense Foundation is a
North Carolina non-partisan public policy
organization that believes in equality, equity
and justice for all people regardless of race,
gender, religious affiliation, sexual orienta
tion or economic status. The organization’s
primary goal is to ensure that state govern
ment and the political process attend to the
interrelated economic, political, social and
cultural needs of those who are systematical
ly denied access to power. I
info: www.common-sense.org
The Common Sense Foundation is
named for the most famous work
of Thomas Paine, one of America’s
earliest progressives.
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