Race and Same-Sex Marriage
On the same survey, we asked respondents for the first time whether they think businesses that provide wedding services should be allowed to refuse to serve same-sex couples for religious reasons. On this issue, blacks stand out as especially likely to say that such businesses should be required to provide the same services to gay and lesbian couples as they would to all other customers. About six-in-ten African Americans (61%) say wedding-related businesses should be required to serve same-sex couples, compared with 45% of whites who say the same.
Race and Same Sex Marriage  | Percent of Americans who  | BLACKS  | 42%  | Favor allowing gays legally and  | Favor lesl bians allowing to marry gays legally and WHITES  | 53  | Say businesses provide should wedding be  | 61%  | required Say businesses to provide should wedding be  | 45  | services to same-sex wedding couples  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 