May 20, 2004

Abstract: (CPOD) May 20, 2004 - Voters in Kentucky will support constitutional changes to prohibit wedlock for gays and lesbians, according to a poll by the Louisville Courier-Journal. 70 per cent of respondents will vote in favour of an amendment that would ban same-sex marriages or civil unions in the state.

(CPOD) May 20, 2004 - Voters in Kentucky will support constitutional changes to prohibit wedlock for gays and lesbians, according to a poll by the Louisville Courier-Journal. 70 per cent of respondents will vote in favour of an amendment that would ban same-sex marriages or civil unions in the state.

Marriage certificates were issued to same-sex couples by local governments in the states of California, Oregon, New Mexico and New York earlier this year. On May 17, the state of Massachusetts allowed gay and lesbian partners to apply for marriage licenses, the first state-sanctioned homosexual weddings in the United States.

On May 17, U.S. president George W. Bush renewed his call for a federal constitutional amendment to block such unions, saying that "the sacred institution of marriage should not be redefined by a few activist judges."

Kentucky is one of six states where voters will express their views on constitutional amendments on Nov. 2, the same day of the presidential and congressional elections in the U.S.

Polling Data

Would you support or oppose a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages or civil unions in Kentucky?

Support	70%
Oppose	24%

Source: The Louisville Courier-Journal
Methodology: Interviews to 665 likely Kentucky voters, conducted from May 5 to May 11, 2004. Margin of error is 3.8 per cent.