Strong Opposition to Gay Marriage Falling: Report/Survey

It seems that people are changing their minds when it comes to opposing same-sex marriage.

Strong opposition to gay marriage fell 8 points--from 30 percent to 22 percent--between 2008 and 2012 while strong support rose 8 points--from 14 percent to 22 percent--for the same period.

The report published by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press who conducted a survey between April 4-15, shows that the rate of strong support now matches the rate for strong opposition at 22 percent.

The future forecast for these rates can be predicted when observing the trend that has been recorded as follows.

General opposition to same-sex marriage has been falling continuously since the previous decade. The report found that in 2004, 60 percent opposed gay-marriage, 30 percent favored it and 9 percent didn't know. By April of 2012, opposition shrunk to 43 percent, support grew to 47 percent and indecisiveness rose to 11 percent.

These stats come to light during a contextually important time in U.S. politics. President Barack Obama last week publicly confirmed his support for same-sex marriage while Mitt Romney re-confirmed his stance of opposing it at a graduation ceremony at Liberty University.

Also recently, the state of North Carolina made the decision to ban same-sex marriage within the state, which unlike New York, Massachusetts and other states allow same-sex marriages; just one example of how divided the U.S. is over same-sex marriage.