The plebiscite plan was supported by same-sex marriage opponents, while most of the gay marriage advocates had opposed it, since, they argued, it would spark a hateful and divisive public debate.
Referenduma rīkošanu atbalstīja viendzimuma laulību pretinieki, bet pret to iestājās to atbalstītāji, norādot, ka referenduma rīkošana radis šķelšanos sabiedrībā.