claim: "forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions."
author: neera tanden
evidence_1: dec 8, 2017 ... a growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a ... about  cfr ... in twenty-five countries, including the united states, and civil unions are ...  of moral pressure on member states to at least address the most overt .... only 40  percent of south africans are in favor of same-sex marriage, ...
evidence_2: "forty percent of the country is going to be in states that are tolerant of gay  marriage or at least civil unions." ... exclusive video of the austin ceremony here  as we recap truth-o-meter rulings on statements about marriage. see them all → .
evidence_3: jun 4, 2013 ... the survey of publics in 39 countries finds broad acceptance of homosexuality in  north america, the european union, and much of latin ... be accepted by society  has grown by at least ten percentage points since 2007. ... in argentina, the first  country in the region to legalize gay marriage in 2010, about ...
evidence_4: says "bernie sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years  ago. ... he was there when it ... "forty percent of the country is going to be in  states that are tolerant of gay marriage or at least civil unions." — politifact  punditfact ...
evidence_5: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (lgbt) rights in asia are limited in  comparison to many other areas of the world. same-sex sexual activity is  outlawed in at least twenty asian countries. ... in a 2011 un general assembly  declaration for lgbt rights, state parties were ..... partnerships recognized in  certain cities, no ...