The Enquirer and WCPO surveyed 500 area adults about their attitudes and perceptions of gays and lesbians in Cincinnati. Here are the results:

Do you think a business owners should be allowed to refuse to hire someone because of their sexual orientation?

	Yes	28%
	No	63%
	Not sure	9%

Would you support or oppose the expansion of existing laws to specifically protect gays and lesbians from discrimination in the workplace?

	Support	37%
	Oppose	47%
	Not sure	16%

What rights do you think same-sex couples should have for legal recognition of their unions? No recognition at all? The right to civil unions? Or the right to marriage?

	None at all	47%
	Civil unions	35%
	Marriage	14%
	Not sure	4%

Would you support or oppose changing the United State constitution to define marriage as a union only between a man and woman?

	Support	58%
	Oppose	33%
	Not sure	9%

Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for same sex couples to raise children?

	Appropriate	33%
	Inappropriate	57%
	Not sure	10%

How accepted do you think gays and lesbians are by your community? Very accepted? Somewhat accepted? Not very accepted? Or not at all accepted?

	Very	6%
	Somewhat	46%
	Not very	37%
	Not at all	10%
	Not sure	1%

How accepted do you think gays and lesbians are in the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky region?

	Very	8%
	Somewhat	46%
	Not very	35%
	Not at all	5%
	Not sure	6%

Which one of the following statement best describes how you fee?
1. I believe gays and lesbians should be accepted socially and have legal protections.
2. I believe gays and lesbians should be accepted socialy, bit should not have legal protections.
3. I believe gays and lesbians should not be accepted socially, but should have legal protections. Or,
4. I believe gays and lesbians should not be accepted socially and should not have legal protections.

	Accepted & protected	34%
	Accepted, not protected	32%
	Not accepted, protected	12%
	Not accepted, not protected	20%
	Not sure	2%

Would you be upset if a child of yours was gay?

	Yes	53%
	No	31%
	Not sure	16%

Do you personally know someone who is gay?

	Know gay person	81%
	Do not know	16%
	Not sure	3%

Do you personally have any close friends who are gay?

	Gay friends	32%
	No gay friends	63%
	Not sure	5%

To see these results in chart form, or to see a demographic breakdown of these results, please download the PDF.