last states to legalize

Alabama will be one of the last 3 I'm sure. -is where I grew up-

 

Kentucky.

It will be Kentucky.

Just the South in general, I think. Kansas here is really bad, and we're not even officially part of the 'southern states.'

 

Most certainly. I live here now and unfortunately, beliefs don't adapt here as fast as other states. I have encountered people that are still really racist towards African Americans so I can only imagine how long it will take for homosexuality to be accepted

 

True, the south will pretty much always be homophobic. ~.~

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My favorite type of person to talk to (sarcasm) :dry: We'll never understand those people and sadly they're breeding a whole other generation of homophobs and racisits.

 

It will be the states that consistently score lowest in things like population % with college degrees, literacy rates, population % above the poverty line, etc. Probably Mississippi and Alabama. Possibly Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Dakotas will trail as well. Texas and Georgia will cave sooner, I think, because of the liberal powerhouses of Atlanta, DFW, Houston, and Austin.

 

I think that was and ignorant thing to say and was way out of line. Even though there are homophobia problems here there are plenty of people that support homosexuality. Don't be hateful and degrading towards my home.

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Thankfully I know parents that are teaching their children to accept everyone no matter who they love or what they look like. Hey, every little bit helps haha

 

Thats good to hear.

 

Wyoming...

 

Texas has been becoming steadily more democratic over the years. DFW, San Antonio, El Paso, Austin, etc. are actually pretty liberal areas. Unfortunately we have a conservative government because only the conservatives vote, because the conservatives are the only ones who really run. Liberals/Democrats never are very exciting or strong here.

Needless to say, I'm confident the Supreme Court will overturn the ban in the same way it overturned abortion bans in Roe v. Wade. So we won't have to wait around for the states to act.

 

I honestly think we'll see the Supreme Court repeal DOMA before the Deep South states, on their own, institute marriage equality .


Edit: And NightDude already beat me to that. My bad.

 

Sometimes here in Michigan it seems like no one cares enough to do anything about it, but it will probably happen evantually...

 

This.

Honestly, for generally being a blue state, there is nothing going here for gays.

 

I would say Idaho. It was the last state to rebuke the Klu Klux Klan/aryan nation (as in, within the last decade). outside of a few moderate areas, the rest of the state is extremely backwards (right wing extremist idealogues)

 

South Carolina. When the parties switched social positions in the 60's, South Carolina switched the hardest. And, seeing as it's the state that started the American Civil War (which amazingly is still an issue in parts of the south), and historically chose radical right-wing positions, prospects don't look good for GLBT South Carolinians.
Although you have to consider the colonies- will Guam, the Northern Marianas, or Puerto Rico legalize it anytime soon?

 

I think it'll be Utah. The Mormon population there holds an unbelievable amount of sway, and the only bastion of liberalism in the entire state is Salt Lake City, really. Without a doubt Mississippi and Alabama will be among the last five.

EDIT: I'm just going to comment on the SCOTUS debate too. I think the supreme court will inevitably rule in favor of marriage equality. Windsor v United States is bulletproof.

 

I'm basically with ANightDude. I think there will be a federal law or Supreme Court ruling before we get down to a final few states holding out. Maybe not with the current justices, but that's my prediction.

 

I believe Perry v. Brown/Schwarzenegger is reaching the Supreme Court first, if I believe. Earlier in the year they predicted that will reach SuCo late June or July. Could be wrong though.

 

Us Texans are a weird bunch. We really can be schizophrenic at times.

Up until the mid 80's Texas was primarily a Democratic state. It wasn't until the religious right took hold in the Republican party that they became successful in Texas.

For some odd reason we like loud mouthed absurd politicians. We especially like them as Governor.

The spirt of the wild west is still very much alive in Texas. A common thread among Texans is that we don't like people messing in our business, and we don't trust the government. However for some odd reason we keep letting the religious right pass these laws that every one hates. Though eventually we tire of them and repeal them.

The other driving force is that Texas is very popular with large corporations. I have a feeling that in the next 24-36 months you'll see many tech companies starting a campaign to repeal the gay marriage ban as a way to attract talent. Of course Rick Perry will take credit for it, as another thing he did to create job. That is unless we find another jackass to take credit for it, by then.

So no I don't think Texas will be last state to legalize gay money, I mean gay marriage.