According to the 2010 Census, more gay couples are interracial or inter-ethnic than the straight couples.
See here:
Interesting, especially in Arizona. I saw a lot racism there. However, in Hawaii it was very interracial in the gay areas I visited.
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I think a lot of it is we understand the discrimination suffered by racial minorities, and we see the same being done to us and realize there isn't a hell of a lot of difference when it comes to discrimination and bigotry.
ReplyDeleteAnd our relationship is one of those 20.6% in the graph. We've been together nearly 20 years now.