Tuesday, April 01, 2014

Mississippi Is State With Highest Percent of Same-Sex Couples With Kids

I was looking for a good April Fool's story, but I don't think I could beat this real one. 

From a Washington Post story "Helping the black family through gay marriage" came some surprising statistics.

Table From Washington Post

Note:  Nearly all these states have passed constitutional amendments banning same sex marriage, and in some cases, civil unions as well.  Some were overturned by the courts.

Information for the chart below is from Wikipedia.
State Same Sex
Marriage Ban
Same Sex
Marriage &
Civil Union
Ban
Ban Overturned
by Court
Mississippi

Wyoming


Alaska

Arkansas

Texas

Louisiana

Oklahoma

Kansas

Alabama

Montana

South Dakota

South Carolina




The article  mainly focuses on black same sex couples.  It also challenges the belief that gay couples tend to be wealthier than straight couples.  You can read the whole piece here.

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