More data showing that parenting by LGBT people is a reality. We must act based on this reality rather than attempt to force a reality on the world that will never be, nor has ever been.
But that would be too simple for all the hateful organizations that insist that the world must conform to their distorted homogeneous reality.
From Good As You
Conventional wisdom flips toward the south:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Being gay in this Southern city was once a lonely existence. Most people kept their sexuality to themselves, and they were reminded of the dangers of being openly gay when a gay church was bombed in the 1980s. These days, there are eight churches that openly welcome gay worshipers. One even caters to couples with children.
The changes may seem surprising for a city where churches that have long condemned homosexuality remain a powerful force. But as demographers sift through recent data releases from the Census Bureau, they have found that Jacksonville is home to one of the biggest populations of gay parents in the country.
In addition, the data show, child rearing among same-sex couples is more common in the South than in any other region of the country, according to Gary Gates, a demographer at the University of California, Los Angeles. Gay couples in Southern states like Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are more likely to be raising children than their counterparts on the West Coast, in New York and in New England.
KEEP READING: Parenting by Gays More Common in the South, Census Shows [NY Times]
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