The Definitive Gay Rights in America Infographic

Posted by Kevin Farrell on May 9, 2012 in U.S. | 12 comments

The Guardian has published the gay rights in America infographic to end all gay rights in America infographics…until the next, updated gay rights in America infographic comes along, I suppose. Whatever.

This here is merely a snapshot of the chart. Do yourself a favor and go fiddle with the interactive version on The Guardian for just long enough to be dazzled by their graphic design team, but then get off before the despondency of our nation’s assbackwardness sets in.

I’ve lived good portions of my 28 years on this planet in Pennsylvania (Extremely poor), New Jersey (Excellent), Massachusetts (Full equality), Colorado (Very good), Louisiana (Extremely poor), and Washington State (Full equality). It’s been my experience that the city you live in often has more to do with your experience as an LGBT person than the laws on the books.

While Colorado provides many rights and protections for gays, you would never have guessed it in tiny Alamosa, where I lived just north of the New Mexico border. The opposite goes for Philadelphia, where gays enjoy relatively safe and open lives even as Pennsylvania provides a shamefully low number of rights and protections (the lowest of all Northeastern states) to LGBT citizens.

New Orleans, where my partner and I are opening our restaurant, is the fastest growing LGBT destination in the country, and one of the biggest gay Meccas in the world, though you would never guess it from the lack of any real LGBT rights or protections provided by Louisiana.

How does YOUR state rank? And does your state’s position on LGBT rights and protections line up with your hometown experience? Let us know in the comments below. We’re really curious about what you have to say on this one!

(via The Guardian)

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Anonymous

I completely agree with you about law vs experience.

In New Jersey, marriage equality is still not a matter of law, yet polls show that a majority of state residents are now in favor of it. Even the lawmakers were in favor; it passed through the legislature. At the moment, it is still not legal because the governor has vetoed the bill. I believe this is less moral conviction, and more a desire to whore himself out to the Teabaggers, in exchange for a spot on a GOP presidential ticket.

My son is 23, born and raised in Central New Jersey, and he reports never having any personal negative experiences because of his sexual orientation. And this included four years in an all boy Catholic high school, where although not out, it was pretty much assumed.

On the other hand, his boyfriend ended up being home schooled for part of his education, due to being physically assaulted in middle school. They are exactly the same age and grew up within a twenty mile radius of one another.

If you and your partner ever visit here, they can give you the Monmouth County Gay tour, complete with karaoke in Georgie’s of Asbury Park–and you can judge for yourselves.
http://www.facebook.com/gothicharajuku Angela Botticelli

Well I’m from Texas. A small town in texas at that. The only people who have ever had a problem with my sexuality are my parents. Everyone else, at school, work, in my personal life has been extremly supportive, even my grandparents were ok with it. If you lived in my town you probably wouldn’t guess it since it’s a small town and there are three churches on my block alone but people surprise you.

http://www.facebook.com/maleia.ty Maleia Ty

I used to live in SA, none of my friends (At a Baptist Christian High School) cared at all. People in Texas that aren’t in a position of political power don’t seem to care either way. Heck there was a video I saw a year ago, it was staged to prove a point, but over the course of a few days, a lesbian couple with some kids gets hassled by a waitress. More by-standers stood up for the family in Texas, than the same set up in NY city.

http://www.facebook.com/jkirsch3 Joe Kirsch

Why is it I pay more attention to politics when the chart is rainbowy and easy to look at?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Matty-Thornley/100001509134887 Matty Thornley

As long as you are in Eugene or Portland in Oregon then you are pretty good. But if you go to the south, or east better watch yourself.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000042164161 Eddy TheWrench James

with all do respect, i dont understand exactly what any human being who chooses a life style witch has BEEN tolorated for years, feels they have (SPECIAL RIGHTS)?… beyond myself or others shoving your beliefs down my throat who are you people trying to convince? i have some gay friends & i dont judge, i love them but i dont agree with the life style. which by the way its been sceintifically proven that there is no such thing as a (gay gene)! there for establishing that it is a choice… just pointing that out!
http://www.facebook.com/nuthingisavaliablethatincludesgingersoichoosethis Chris Das Ginger

Well I live in North Carolina right by Camp lejeune in sneads ferry and the experience has been horrid. my school dosent allow anything related to LGBT in the halls or to be annouced. ive tried multiple times to get a GSA started and ive been dealing with ignorant people who dont treat me as a human. i liked it much better in Manassas, VA or in New Orleans.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000042164161 Eddy TheWrench James

in conclusion, just to set it straight as a believer in Jesus Christ, i am very sorry for any mis representation of Christianity by hypocritical people judging & throwing stones, giving all of us a bad name! God certainly does not hate any one period, although he does not like all of the choices we make, or all things we do necicarily but he excepts us right where we are @ yet loves us enough to guide us down a path of right & truth in love! be blessed & have a great week folks.
Anonymous

Ive been wondering about this lately. My husband and I are thinking of moving and I want to be somewhere more open minded. I live in a decent sized city in so Cal, you’d think it would be OK, right? Not so much. I know there’s worse places but I know there’s better too. I want my kids to grow up knowing its OK to be yourself no matter what. Too much to ask?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chreiya-Sonia-Zaari/100001967165977 Chreiya Sonia Zaari

My county voted 75% in favor of banning gay marriage…

My dad laughed when I told him I was bi.

My stepmom thinks it’s not natural…

Sigh. I hate it here.
Mauro Montoya

On the hospitals one, ALL states now have that IF the hospital accepts federal funds (and there’s hardly a hospital out there that doesn’t take Medicare or Medicaid or other federal funds, thanks to an executive order by President Obama. As for New Mexico, there is no real law on the books on adoption, but by caselaw we have excellent adoption standards. We’ve never had any problems on the adoption front, so no laws were ever really needed. We’re working on the schools initiatives, and as for marriage, at least we do NOT have a constitutional amendment blocking it, and we have managed to keep one off the ballot every year for the past 9 years. As far as marriage progress goes, our attorney general has said that NM law will recognize marriages from states that allow them, so there is soon going to be a test-case of this, and also hopefully a case to get same-sex marriage established in NM. Even if it passed the legislature, our right-wing female governor would veto it, so until we get rid of her, we’re stuck without court cases. But NM is pretty progressive on most issues regarding the LGBT community.
http://www.facebook.com/maleia.ty Maleia Ty

Washington State does not yet have legalized same-sex marriage.~

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