Sorry they only marry cousins and there might not be enough for everybody. I get it.

*all of the country

It’s not surprising that the area with one of the highest concentrations of higher learning is also the area with the highest acceptance rate of peoples’ inherent differences. Bigotry is a byproduct of ignorance/stupidity. Intelligent people know better than to discriminate based on sexual preference, race, gender, etc.

All my homies hate homophobes.

The miracle of LGBTQ+

A lot of libertarians out here. Not big "L" members of the Libertarian party, but little "l" people who have libertarian sentiments of freedom and personal sovereignty and non-aggression principle.

Of course there's still a share of MAGA bigots. My neighbor is as nutty and hateful as any I've met in the more bigoted states per the chart.

Don't think you think America is entering a very recessive time and these hard won rights are at risk of being removed?

Removal of reproductive rights in some states for women, increased religious influence in state and national law making, and an increased uptake of racism fuelled by government anti-immigration rhetoric, fierce government-led hate against trans people and so on. It's a grim time to be an American if you're not white, straight and rich.

Check out Nina Simone's song, "Mississippi Goddam"

Here's Wikipedia too

That is what we call the Bible Belt

We will do better.

I am still searching for the "make other people better" button

But only surreptitiously in a bathroom stall.

Hey I'm stuck here also and have made it a project to connect and unify all the queer organizations. Stay tuned but it's time we got our shit together and several of us agree. We can be more effective. We should be more effective.