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How is Hunterdon County with LGBT people? Are they accepted? I know Trump won the county. Specifically Readington Township/White House Station.
I don't think politics matter so much as religious beliefs, and I don't see anywhere in NJ as a hotbed of religious fundamentalism. Does anybody really care much anymore?
Besides, you never heard of Lambertville?
Anyway, here's an older article that should give you the info you seek.
I don't think politics matter so much as religious beliefs, and I don't see anywhere in NJ as a hotbed of religious fundamentalism. Does anybody really care much anymore?
Besides, you never heard of Lambertville?
Anyway, here's an older article that should give you the info you seek.
Cumberland County sort of surprises me, though not completely. I know that there are a couple of organic farms, wineries, and a strong bay restoration movement.
Would you say that a conservative county in New Jersey doesn't mean the same thing in terms of homophobia as it would in, say, Ohio? Are people just generally more accepting no matter where you are in the state?
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I don't wanna hear how "it doesn't matter" that they voted for Trump. It absolutely has a huge effect on the culture and social acceptance you can expect in an area. Not all republicans are homophobic, but they are much, much more likely to be than democrats, to the point where something like 95% of LGBT people vote democratic because they perceive the GOP as being hostile to them. I've lived in Missouri and I can tell you that homophobia is alive and well in the US. Even in Union County, where I'm currently living, there is plenty of homophobia, though LGBT accepting people are a majority here.
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Cumberland County sort of surprises me, though not completely. I know that there are a couple of organic farms, wineries, and a strong bay restoration movement.
Really? I didn't know about this. I'm going to look up more info.
Would you say that a conservative county in New Jersey doesn't mean the same thing in terms of homophobia as it would in, say, Ohio? Are people just generally more accepting no matter where you are in the state?
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I don't wanna hear how "it doesn't matter" that they voted for Trump. It absolutely has a huge effect on the culture and social acceptance you can expect in an area. Not all republicans are homophobic, but they are much, much more likely to be than democrats, to the point where something like 95% of LGBT people vote democratic because they perceive the GOP as being hostile to them. I've lived in Missouri and I can tell you that homophobia is alive and well in the US. Even in Union County, where I'm currently living, there is plenty of homophobia, though LGBT accepting people are a majority here.
I am not familiar with Ohio, so I can't make the comparison, but I do believe your last statement about people being generally more accepting in most parts of this state is accurate. I can't vouch for some of the southermost counties, because I don't know them.
As an example, I'm a moderator on the Religion & Spirituality forum on this site, and I had a difficult time at first believing people from other parts of the country claiming that religious people come knocking on their doors on a regular basis trying to convert them and get them to go to church. We do get a few JWs here in Jersey, but I'm 61 years old, have lived in NJ all my life, and I can count on one hand the number of times I got such a knock on my door. We have a lot of diversity here as far as other races and religions, and it just doesn't work in New Jersey if you're determined to dislike people who aren't just like you.
But yes, of course, the reality is that there are homophobes everywhere, as you already know. A couple of them I could name because they are my own cousins (Bergen County), although they are an anomaly in my hometown. And this century. I just don't think you're going to run into that too heavily in an area like Hunterdon where the people are in general well-educated and the median income is high. As already mentioned, Lambertville is a well-known gay community, a twin town to New Hope across the Delaware. I don't see anyone riding in there with torches and pitchforks. The leaning toward Trump likely has more to do with hanging on to money than anything else.
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