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Yes.
A May Gallup poll found 71% of U.S. adults said same-sex marriage should be valid, matching the result from one year earlier.
The poll conducted May 1-24, 2023, asked: “Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?”
The same 2023 poll found that 64% of respondents said gay or lesbian relations are morally acceptable.
Support for making same-sex marriage legal was lower in a Pew Research Center poll.
That online survey of U.S. adults done in spring 2023 asked: “Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?”
The result was 63% favored — 41% strongly favored and 22% somewhat favored.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the first openly gay U.S. senator, made the 70% claim in an Oct. 9 interview.
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Sources
Gallup: U.S. Same-Sex Marriage Support Holds at 71% High
Gallup: Same-Sex Marriage Support Inches Up to New High of 71%
Gallup: Fewer in U.S. Say Same-Sex Relations Morally Acceptable
Pew Research: Spring 2023 Global Attitudes Survey
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