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Related: About this forumPOLL: Most Texas Voters Back LGBT Protections, Oppose Discriminatory 'Religious Freedom' Laws
With more than 20 anti-LGBT bills pending in the Texas Legislature, a new poll confirms that Republican state lawmakers' views on gay rights are way out of step with the voting public in the Lone Star State.
The poll found that 63 percent of Texas voters including 52 percent of Republicans support statewide LGBT protections. Meanwhile, 52 percent oppose anti-LGBT religious exemption laws.
From Texas Wins, which commissioned the poll:
Texas lawmakers have filed a flurry of bills to enshrine discrimination against gay and transgender people under the guise of religious liberty. But its clear that Texans dont support allowing people to use religion as a weapon to harm others, said Christina Gorczynski, campaign director for Texas Wins. No matter what questions we asked, a strong majority of Texans favored equality, regardless of political party." ...
Our poll shows that while Texas voters value religious freedom, a majority oppose religious exemption laws, said Greg Strimple of G Squared Public Strategies, the pollster who conducted the statewide survey on behalf of Texas Wins. Nearly 80 percent of voters believe that religious freedom does not give individuals license to hurt others.
Our poll shows that while Texas voters value religious freedom, a majority oppose religious exemption laws, said Greg Strimple of G Squared Public Strategies, the pollster who conducted the statewide survey on behalf of Texas Wins. Nearly 80 percent of voters believe that religious freedom does not give individuals license to hurt others.
The poll's release comes at a critical time, as the Texas legislative session has entered its final 30 days. Only a few of the record number of anti-LGBT bills have cleared committee, and the deadline for them to be heard by the full House is next week.
Read more and see how the poll breaks down between political parties: http://www.towleroad.com/2015/05/most-texas-voters-back-statewide-lgbt-protections-oppose-discriminatory-religious-freedom-laws.html
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POLL: Most Texas Voters Back LGBT Protections, Oppose Discriminatory 'Religious Freedom' Laws (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
May 2015
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AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)1. Good news, we are changing....slowly but changing
TexasProgresive
(12,157 posts)2. That's good.
I really thing we Dems out number the repuklican'ts but many of us are too lazy to vote. That's why the Rs cater to the tea party wackadoos because they always vote.
msongs
(67,405 posts)3. yet they keep electing christian terrorists to their government nt
Gothmog
(145,176 posts)4. We meed tp oppose the religious freedom crap being considered