Nearly half of all Americans live where there is some recognition of same-sex couples
By Andy Eddins
Mar 05, 2010 at 11:38 am
As Timothy Kincaid points out in the Box Turtle Bulletin:
"In total about 140 million Americans – about 46% of the nation’s population – live where there is some form of official notice of same-sex couples. So NOM can proclaim “victory” when they have an election in California or Maine, but this ball is rolling and the momentum is in the direction of recognition."
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