Hello, and welcome to As It Is from Learning English.
Im Christopher Cruise in Washington.
Today we report on the growing number of marriages between two people of different racial groups.
Society has become more accepting of it -- although we still get looks sometimes.
And we go to an event designed for same-sex partners who plan to get married.
I think its great that now we have this opportunity and its great to see so many vendors here who support the community.
Interracial and same-sex marriage: those are the subjects of todays program as we help you learn to read, speak, write and understand everyday American English.
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Number of Interracial Marriages in US Increases
In 1959, only four percent of Americans supported the idea of interracial marriage -- that is, a marriage between people of different races. Today, the United States has its first biracial president. The father of President Barack Obama was from Kenya. His mother -- a white American -- was from the state of Kansas.
One recent study found that 87 percent of Americans approve of interracial marriage. That information comes from the research company Gallup, Incorporated.
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