Royal Baby Gay Poll Finds Most Would Support Prince's Son If He Comes Out

Majority Of Brits Would Be Happy If Royal Baby Turned Out Gay, Poll Finds
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 15: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London, England. Today's ceremony which marks the Queen's official birthday will not be attended by Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh as he recuperates from abdominal surgery. This will also be The Duchess of Cambridge's last public engagement before her baby is due to be born next month. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 15: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony on June 15, 2013 in London, England. Today's ceremony which marks the Queen's official birthday will not be attended by Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh as he recuperates from abdominal surgery. This will also be The Duchess of Cambridge's last public engagement before her baby is due to be born next month. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

The majority of British residents would be comfortable if Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's firstborn child grew up to be gay, according to a new survey.

The International Business Times cites a poll conducted by lesbian, gay and bisexual advocacy group Stonewall which found that 83 percent of the British public would be "very comfortable, comfortable or neutral" if the as-yet-unnamed child were to identify as gay or bisexual.

Stonewall's Chief Executive Ben Summerskill was quick to point out that the poll's release comes on the heels of Britain's same-sex marriage victory last week.

"Millions of people will be celebrating today's news, just as millions last week celebrated the news of equal marriage in England and Wales," he is quoted by both the Times and Gay Star News as saying. "Happily, since last week every child born in Britain is born into a society where gay people are now equal in law."

Premature speculation over the royal baby's sexuality has also been a hot topic on Twitter. "I'm so excited for the new royal baby to come out as gay so we can look forward to having 2 kings," wrote one user.

Another joked, "The royal baby better be gay so he can fully appreciate sharing a birthday with Selena Gomez."

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