Gay marriage map

[angus]

77% Charlottesville, VA
74% Arlington, VA
71% San Miguel, CO
70% Alexandria, VA
70% Pitkin, CO
69% Richmond City, VA
67% Dane, WI
66% Blaine, ID
65% Petersburg, VA
65% Clay, SD
65% Shannon, SD
65% Boulder, CO

five out of ten are in virginia.  no surprise there, given the ubiquitous bumper stickers.  I haven't read the thread, so someone may have beaten me to the punch, but in case they haven't, you do know what the official Virginia tourism board motto says I assume.

[angus]

77% Charlottesville, VA
74% Arlington, VA
71% San Miguel, CO
70% Alexandria, VA
70% Pitkin, CO
69% Richmond City, VA
67% Dane, WI
66% Blaine, ID
65% Petersburg, VA
65% Clay, SD
65% Shannon, SD
65% Boulder, CO

five out of ten are in virginia.  no surprise there, given the ubiquitous bumper stickers.  I haven't read the thread, so someone may have beaten me to the punch, but in case they haven't, you do know what the official Virginia tourism board motto says I assume.

Virginia has independent cities, which explains why the ind. cities are more liberal because they don't have rural areas mixed in with them to form a county.

ah, yeah, that's why their election maps always have little dots of one color surrounded by counties of a different color on most election maps.  actually, I'd forgotten that.

Still, I couldn't resist:  Virginia is for Lovers. 

[angus]

Now, ten years after China decriminalized homosexuality and six years after officials removed it from a state list of mental disorders, gay men and lesbians say one of their biggest obstacles is parental pressure to get married.

exerpt from today's Washington post.  I know it seems a bit off-topic, but I just found it interesting and thought you might as well, nclib.  Read the article here.