Your place of residence - how homophobic is it?

[ZackT]

I just recently moved to Oklahoma, and I wasn't sure what to expect in people's attitudes out here. So far, it's been mostly apathetic or positive. I initially picked up work at Domino's for some small income while looking for a better job, and they hired a gay guy shortly after me. He was a bit feminine...not super flamboyant or anything, but he was open about it and nobody gave him shit for it. In fact, there was 1 time it was used in a positive way in an argument...

"Dude, he's gay, not a pussy" (In reference to questioning if the gay guy was a vegetarian)

I thought that was funny as hell. Not that I have anything against vegetarians.



Anyway, I work at Chili's now, and there seems to be a few openly gay employees as well. So I dunno. I also go to my mom's church, and the pastor hasn't openly spoken about the issue, but I've talked to him in private and mentioned it, and he's used his sermons to publically apologize to anyone who's ever been hurt by religious folk, especially other pastors - anyone using religion to minimalize or harm others, because they honestly should know better. - So it seems like I'm in a pretty calm area.

[Counselor]

Everyone fears me, it matters not where I go.

[MisterTinkles]

My town is about 40 miles south of San Francisco (the quintessential 5), so we're probably somewhere between a 4 and a 5.

Employers around here clearly don't care about orientation or try to discriminate against it. In the shopping malls, especially the one near Stanford, I frequently see gay couples holding hands, and no one thinks anything of it.

There's clearly a large population of openly gay folks in the general area, so this has got to be one of the top spots in the world for minimal homophobia.

I lived in Fairfield for 4 years....and I can say that that area is extremely bigoted, prejudiced, and anti-everything. It doesnt matter what or who.....they are prejudiced and bigoted against it.

[MisterTinkles]

Everyone fears me, it matters not where I go.

I aint skeerd of u !!!!

[Matt]

Meh. I haven't really noticed. I would guess around 3

[princealbertofb]

For me I'd say 3 even though I live in a country where we can technically get married... holding hands with my partner in the street could get us into trouble (that's my perception) even though we can't really say that France is the worst place to be. If I don't feel safe, I don't feel safe. It probably comes from the bullying that we occasionally endure, or have endured in the past, leaving traces of insecurity.

[davearoo]

I lived in Fairfield for 4 years....and I can say that that area is extremely bigoted, prejudiced, and anti-everything. It doesnt matter what or who.....they are prejudiced and bigoted against it.

I know some people consider Fairfield part of the SF bay area, but it's really about halfway to Sacramento. It's also a military town, and military towns can get weird attitudes about things.