> the south is no more homophobic than any other region. You can't possibly believe this is actually true. You think the South isn't any more homophobic than,

> the south is no more homophobic than any other region. You can't possibly believe this is actually true. You think the South isn't any more homophobic than, say, the west coast? Really? Here's some data, the first % is "Homosexuality should be accepted", the second is "Homosexuality should be discouraged": http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/compare/views-about-homosexuality/by/state/ http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/compare/vi... First, a few states from the deep South: Alabama - 41% :: 52% Arkansas - 45% :: 47% Georgia - 55% :: 38% Mississippi - 40% :: 54% South Carolina - 51% :: 42% Now the west coast: California - 69% :: 24% Oregon - 66% :: 25% Washington - 69% :: 27% I lived in Alabama for a couple years. People are definitely more socially conservative there, and that does lend itself to homophobia. Not everyone who's a social conservative, of course, but it's definitely much more common than with social liberals.