Can we get a map of incest per capita? Would love to see if there is any correlation.
Also an effective map of inbreeding coefficient.
huh? i saw a map earlier that said over 50% of mississippi and arkansas supported same sex marriage, so how can over 50% oppose it too???
Opposed to other people marrying the same sex, or themselves?
What was the actual question asked?
What is the dark blue one 22% left of the center? And what makes it stand out so much?
I just don’t understand why people think that it is any of their damn business.
I just can’t with these people anymore – what the hell do you care who someone marries? It’s just so damn stupid. Is Karen really jealous that she can’t marry gay Chad? Is John really butthurt that lesbian Joanna won’t say “I do!”? I don’t want to marry a woman, but who the hell am I to tell some other woman that she can’t?
South Dakota feels like such an outlier for their region. Any idea why? They’re culturally quite similar to North Dakota and nearby states.
I’m 100% against people who are opposed to same sex marriage. My god told me so
A lot of people like to call Idaho and Utah the south of the Pacific coast, so I’m surprised to see their disapproval numbers so low. I’m not sure what the Mormon policy is on same sex marriage, but they seem pretty tolerant.
Also, interesting to see the Arizona numbers. Culturally it seems much more similar to California than Texas.
Very common Mississippi L
The fact there is even a possibility that same-sex marriage might be overturned in the SCOTUS is ridiculous. But, the problem is that take a state like… SC. 42% oppose it. Let’s say that means 58% support it. The thing is that if 60% of the state are Republicans, and let’s say that the vast majority of opponents to same-sex marriage are Republicans, then it is probably about 75% of Republicans that oppose it. Therefore, Republican politicians will support it.
The joy of being ruled by a majority of the minority.
Edit: SCOTUS comment is because Congress could pass a law formally recognizing same-sex marriage, which would protect it, somewhat from the SCOTUS. However, that would never happen since Republicans would never let it pass the Senate, even if Democrats ran the show.
Wow. So many people are worried about what other people are doing in their bedrooms. Like fucking weirdos.
So apart from a couple of states, which just barely edge over 50%… the vast majority are not opposed to same-sex marriage.
Does that matter? Nope.
It sickens me that same sex marriage was once banned literally because the Bible says that a man shall not lie with another man. You’re really discriminating against people that aren’t bothering you because of a book? Get real.
Lots of contextual info in the study
I think it’s interesting it’s called the “Religious Landscape Study” in that includes data collected about political and sexual affiliation/or views on sexuality.
It’s counterintuitive to title the map “opposition to” and then have darker values at the top of the axis
Best practice is to match the title to the scale, so darker values should show greatest opposition
Alaska keeps surprising me, they are more accepting than most states.
Overlay a map of acceptance of marrying your first cousin
These numbers are too damn high. I wonder if they’ve gone back up after the right wing hate resurgence.
Politicians will surely respect the popular will so gay people have nothing to fear, right? Right…?
Minority opposition in almost every state. Seems like the issue is pretty settled
It’s pretty telling that even in the fucking Ozarks part of the US that it barely creeps over 50%, yet still we can’t get anyone talking about a Constitutional right to marriage for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation
I can’t imagine any reason someone would care about who another person, a total stranger even, dates or marries. I’ll just never understand it.
It’s amazing how so behind the times the vast majority of this country is.
In Mississippi sister relations are ok. Brother relations, not so much. It worked out fine for Uncle Daddy.
“We’re here. We hate the queers. Get used to it.”
-All of these people
It would be so interesting to layer this map with the map pornhub puts out showing the top searches by state. I would bet real money that gay porn is number one in that little Bible Belt region.
Did not expect any of the west coast to be that high.
As someone who’s not American, I’m starting to get good at picking out Mississippi on maps for all the wrong reasons.
the vast majority of the country, even in red states, under 50%. It’s not that controversial as Fox News and their acolytes like to say that it is
This hopefully shows you that gay marriage is a distraction, just like trans people, immigration and abortion can be used as a smokescreen.
It turns out most people don’t care about who gets married etc. It’s just a useful distraction for the truly important stuff like tax ratios/equality and climate change.
It’s so effective it’s all Democrats talk about now too.
“Don’t focus on these tax bills we are passing, the only thing you need to hear is it’s a tax cut! You’ll have more money!…..”
Meanwhile the tax cut the 1%, which in dollar terms dwarfs other’s benefit, allows them to compete for more resources… resources that would have been the 99%’s
“Quick discuss um idk, trans people or something, the news cycle is leaving our desired topics of discussion”
Stuff like this is why I get so mad when people talk to me like homophobia has been eradicated in America just because of Obergefell. I spent most of my life growing up in a 42 state and now I live in 18 and the difference is *noticable* as a man in a gay relationship
The inverse map of Grindr usage
I may get downvoted – but I believe there’s an important distinction between legal marriage and spiritual marriage. Legal marriage is a civil contract recognized by the state, requiring documentation and legal procedures. Spiritual marriage is a covenant rooted in faith or religious belief, and it doesn’t automatically carry legal weight. Whereas legal divorce doesn’t necessarily dissolve a spiritual bond in the eyes of some religious groups.
Where I draw the line is when religious organizations are pressured to perform ceremonies or services that conflict with their beliefs. I don’t believe a spiritual marriage can be valid if it’s performed under coercion or in opposition to the convictions of the officiant or the congregation. In cases where a pastor or religious leader feels compelled to act against their conscience to avoid scandal or legal trouble, I question the authenticity of that spiritual marriage.
I’m personally against spiritual same sex marriages, as I believe spiritual marriage is between a male and a female. **That said, I’m not going to try to stop someone from getting legally married just because I don’t agree with it. People are free to make their own choices, and I respect that, even if I see it differently from a spiritual perspective.**
It’s odd that the scale is 12 to 53 and that the lighter colors are the higher end.
![[OC] Opposition to same-sex marriage in the US](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/p1vjl75hcpsf1-1240x1024.png)
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Source: [Pew Research ](https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/)
Tool: [Datawrapper ](https://www.datawrapper.de/)
Semi-joke here from the peanut gallery.
Can we get a map of incest per capita? Would love to see if there is any correlation.
Also an effective map of inbreeding coefficient.
huh? i saw a map earlier that said over 50% of mississippi and arkansas supported same sex marriage, so how can over 50% oppose it too???
Opposed to other people marrying the same sex, or themselves?
What was the actual question asked?
What is the dark blue one 22% left of the center? And what makes it stand out so much?
I just don’t understand why people think that it is any of their damn business.
I just can’t with these people anymore – what the hell do you care who someone marries? It’s just so damn stupid. Is Karen really jealous that she can’t marry gay Chad? Is John really butthurt that lesbian Joanna won’t say “I do!”? I don’t want to marry a woman, but who the hell am I to tell some other woman that she can’t?
South Dakota feels like such an outlier for their region. Any idea why? They’re culturally quite similar to North Dakota and nearby states.
I’m 100% against people who are opposed to same sex marriage. My god told me so
A lot of people like to call Idaho and Utah the south of the Pacific coast, so I’m surprised to see their disapproval numbers so low. I’m not sure what the Mormon policy is on same sex marriage, but they seem pretty tolerant.
Also, interesting to see the Arizona numbers. Culturally it seems much more similar to California than Texas.
Very common Mississippi L
The fact there is even a possibility that same-sex marriage might be overturned in the SCOTUS is ridiculous. But, the problem is that take a state like… SC. 42% oppose it. Let’s say that means 58% support it. The thing is that if 60% of the state are Republicans, and let’s say that the vast majority of opponents to same-sex marriage are Republicans, then it is probably about 75% of Republicans that oppose it. Therefore, Republican politicians will support it.
The joy of being ruled by a majority of the minority.
Edit: SCOTUS comment is because Congress could pass a law formally recognizing same-sex marriage, which would protect it, somewhat from the SCOTUS. However, that would never happen since Republicans would never let it pass the Senate, even if Democrats ran the show.
Wow. So many people are worried about what other people are doing in their bedrooms. Like fucking weirdos.
So apart from a couple of states, which just barely edge over 50%… the vast majority are not opposed to same-sex marriage.
Does that matter? Nope.
It sickens me that same sex marriage was once banned literally because the Bible says that a man shall not lie with another man. You’re really discriminating against people that aren’t bothering you because of a book? Get real.
Now do a correlation with same-family marriage.
“Religious Landscape Study by Pew research”
Piqued my interest. So I researched the study, here is the [RLS](https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/)
Lots of contextual info in the study
I think it’s interesting it’s called the “Religious Landscape Study” in that includes data collected about political and sexual affiliation/or views on sexuality.
It’s counterintuitive to title the map “opposition to” and then have darker values at the top of the axis
Best practice is to match the title to the scale, so darker values should show greatest opposition
Alaska keeps surprising me, they are more accepting than most states.
Overlay a map of acceptance of marrying your first cousin
These numbers are too damn high. I wonder if they’ve gone back up after the right wing hate resurgence.
Politicians will surely respect the popular will so gay people have nothing to fear, right? Right…?
Minority opposition in almost every state. Seems like the issue is pretty settled
It’s pretty telling that even in the fucking Ozarks part of the US that it barely creeps over 50%, yet still we can’t get anyone talking about a Constitutional right to marriage for all Americans regardless of sexual orientation
I can’t imagine any reason someone would care about who another person, a total stranger even, dates or marries. I’ll just never understand it.
It’s amazing how so behind the times the vast majority of this country is.
In Mississippi sister relations are ok. Brother relations, not so much. It worked out fine for Uncle Daddy.
“We’re here. We hate the queers. Get used to it.”
-All of these people
It would be so interesting to layer this map with the map pornhub puts out showing the top searches by state. I would bet real money that gay porn is number one in that little Bible Belt region.
Did not expect any of the west coast to be that high.
As someone who’s not American, I’m starting to get good at picking out Mississippi on maps for all the wrong reasons.
the vast majority of the country, even in red states, under 50%. It’s not that controversial as Fox News and their acolytes like to say that it is
This hopefully shows you that gay marriage is a distraction, just like trans people, immigration and abortion can be used as a smokescreen.
It turns out most people don’t care about who gets married etc. It’s just a useful distraction for the truly important stuff like tax ratios/equality and climate change.
It’s so effective it’s all Democrats talk about now too.
“Don’t focus on these tax bills we are passing, the only thing you need to hear is it’s a tax cut! You’ll have more money!…..”
Meanwhile the tax cut the 1%, which in dollar terms dwarfs other’s benefit, allows them to compete for more resources… resources that would have been the 99%’s
“Quick discuss um idk, trans people or something, the news cycle is leaving our desired topics of discussion”
Stuff like this is why I get so mad when people talk to me like homophobia has been eradicated in America just because of Obergefell. I spent most of my life growing up in a 42 state and now I live in 18 and the difference is *noticable* as a man in a gay relationship
The inverse map of Grindr usage
I may get downvoted – but I believe there’s an important distinction between legal marriage and spiritual marriage. Legal marriage is a civil contract recognized by the state, requiring documentation and legal procedures. Spiritual marriage is a covenant rooted in faith or religious belief, and it doesn’t automatically carry legal weight. Whereas legal divorce doesn’t necessarily dissolve a spiritual bond in the eyes of some religious groups.
Where I draw the line is when religious organizations are pressured to perform ceremonies or services that conflict with their beliefs. I don’t believe a spiritual marriage can be valid if it’s performed under coercion or in opposition to the convictions of the officiant or the congregation. In cases where a pastor or religious leader feels compelled to act against their conscience to avoid scandal or legal trouble, I question the authenticity of that spiritual marriage.
I’m personally against spiritual same sex marriages, as I believe spiritual marriage is between a male and a female. **That said, I’m not going to try to stop someone from getting legally married just because I don’t agree with it. People are free to make their own choices, and I respect that, even if I see it differently from a spiritual perspective.**
It’s odd that the scale is 12 to 53 and that the lighter colors are the higher end.
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