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There are more out than closeted . Try being a black gay man in Dallas see how far u get .. There steady running to Houston for a alternative. Atlanta was just the poster child for DL behavior because of the large Black gay community, even though there are probably as many white men on the DL as blacks ..in every major metro
There are more out than closeted . Try being a black gay man in Dallas see how far u get .. There steady running to Houston for a alternative. Atlanta was just the poster child for DL behavior because of the large Black gay community, even though there are probably as many white men on the DL as blacks ..in every major metro
I don't think you have a basis for saying this. With a black population near one million, I'm sure there are thousands of gay black men living happily in the area.
Don't be petty. Puting a gay mayor in office clearly shows that Houstonians are open-minded
As it has already been brought up, the official limits of both the COH and Harris County are huge, and contain several conservative areas. What should be focused on is the core of each city. If the COH were as tiny as Atlanta proper, who knows how far ahead we would be, on paper.
Either way, the issue of domestic partner benefits is just one piece of the pie, so I don't know why you keep bringing it up, as if it's the determining factor.
That was not my point.Obviously they are open minded.
The fact that YOU think ONE gay person of a minority group being elected and yet thousand of gay people in Houston cannot use their partners benefits because the city lacks that is mind boggling.You really think its the same?Or better?
...as I've always said, Houston has never had that phenomenon of "black/white sides of town" like Atlanta and (to a lesser extent) Dallas do.
Income segregation is moot, because I'm clearly talking about race/ethnicity.
Did you read that he used data from 2000 census?Atlanta was 62%black back then Its now 54%black.
The black population in Atlanta is older and MUCH larger in Atlanta.
HOUSTON has less integration because of it HISPANIC population.Did you read or look at the maps?
That was not my point.Obviously they are open minded.
The fact that YOU think ONE gay person of a minority group being elected and yet thousand of gay people in Houston cannot use their partners benefits because the city lacks that is mind boggling.You really think its the same?Or better?
I think exactly what I've said all throughout this thread.
Did you read that he used data from 2000 census?Atlanta was 62%black back then Its now 54%black.
The black population in Atlanta is older and MUCH larger in Atlanta.
HOUSTON has less integration because of it HISPANIC population.Did you read or look at the maps?
Of course I did, and I'm not getting your point. If anything much has changed, Houston has only become more integrated, while Atlanta's black and white communities are still polarized.
Atlanta's black population is larger, but isn't really older. Houston's black population goes back to slavery. Around Civil War times, almost half of the entire city population was slaves.
I just don't see this race, sexual orientation viewpoint the Atlanta posters are trying to push. Conservative doesn't exactly mean racist bigot and liberal doesn't mean non-racist non-bigoted. People vote democratic and vote republican for many different reasons. If we are going to talk about race here, then showing some stats of a mostly african american areas voting for an african american president doesn't really prove anything.
I don't think Dallas is more liberal than Houston or Atlanta. I don't think any of them seem more liberal than Dallas. They all really are very similar. I feel like the viewpoint coming from Atlanta is grasping at straws to come out ahead of a race that isn't intended to be won.
As for the gay/straight thing. I know in Dallas people don't care what race or sexual orientation someone is when running for office, the better candidate is what's important. If there isn't a black mayor or a gay mayor that's because they weren't the best choice. Dallas' current mayor is a white heterosexual democrat who is very engaging with all parts of Dallas. gay, black, hispanic, straight, etc.
Yes Yes....Kum ba ya and all that/Look. Youi are smart enough to understand the voting patterns of certain groups: Republicans and their supporters:
-NRA
-Religious groups like Focus on the Family,700 Club etc
-less than 15% are minorities
-military/defense contractors Democrats and their supporters:
-Most minoritiy groups (Blacks more than 90%)
-Gay groups
-Pro Abortion groups
-Environmental grops
-Big City governments
Knowing all this I cannot how looking at the main support groups of each and see that clearly "liberals"
MOST of the time by far so not vote REPUBLICAN.
Yes.Not all Democrats are liberal.MANY are when it comes to big cities.I mean JERRY SPRINGER was mayor of Cincinnati!!
Of course I did, and I'm not getting your point. If anything much has changed, Houston has only become more integrated, while Atlanta's black and white communities are more polarized.
Atlanta's black population is larger, but isn't really older. Houston's black population goes back to slavery. Around Civil War times, almost half of the entire city population was slaves.
I have already showed you proof that what you say is inaccurate.You replied by posting a map using data from the 2000 Census while the one I provided for was using data from 2010 Census.Either you dont want to understand or you just dont care.
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