Centrists pride themselves on keeping an open mind, tend to oppose "political extremes," and emphasize what they describe as "practical" solutions to problems.
The issue has also exposed a split among aid workers on the ground, who tendtooppose criminalisation, and those in distant western capitals that make policy, who back it.
While most adults support the Boy Scouts' current policy of "excluding open and avowed homosexuals, young parents and teens tendtooppose the policy, " according to the survey, which was also released Friday.