“Millennial” Generation to Decide Same-Sex Marriage

The “Millennial” generation of those born between 1985 and 2004 will “have the final say over full marriage equality” and be overwhelmingly for it, claims Deb Price of the Detroit News.

Recent surveys indicate that younger voters are more likely than older ones to support same-sex marriage. “MIllennials” are a big generation, too: the 2000 Census put them at 72.4 million (vs. 77.6 million Baby Boomers), and that doesn’t even count those born 2000-2004. Price claims this could mean a “tipping point” in attitudes towards marriage equality:

Within perhaps 10 years, gay marriage will enjoy majority support nationwide because younger, more accepting voters will have replaced many of today’s 65-plus voters.

Not that this will happen automatically, of course. Organizations like COLAGE, PFLAG, and the Gay-Straight Alliance Network, are doing great work reaching out to young people across the country. More importantly, LGBT youth, children of LGBT parents, and their allies are braving ostracism and ridicule by standing up for who they are and what they believe in. There is hope.