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OK, this chart is interesting for many reasons. The thing that I find interesting is that it seems to show three very distinct generations. The two “middle” age groups in here are very similar, but the “over 65”, mostly pre-boomers, are dead against gay marriage and the “under 30” Gen Y are mostly for it. It’s nice to see demographic data come out this clean, it usually does’nt. mikehudack: winstonwolfe: markyb: peterwknox: Support for Same-Sex Marriage by Age and State » Sociological Images via All I learned from this is that there is no point trying to change old people. That & the fact that people over the age of 45 are seemingly much more likely to vote than the 18-29 crowd are. At least that’s what happened in states like California & Maine, the 7th and 8th states on the list. This is a lesson in the inevitability of change. In other words: don’t worry about it too much. The laws will change soon enough, at least in the grand scheme of things. There are important and less inevitable issues for us to deal with.

OK, this chart is interesting for many reasons. The thing that I find interesting is that it seems to show three very distinct generations. The two “middle” age groups in here are very similar, but the “over 65”, mostly pre-boomers, are dead against gay marriage and the “under 30” Gen Y are mostly for it. It’s nice to see demographic data come out this clean, it usually does’nt.

mikehudack:

winstonwolfe:

markyb:

peterwknox:

Support for Same-Sex Marriage by Age and State » Sociological Images

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All I learned from this is that there is no point trying to change old people.

That & the fact that people over the age of 45 are seemingly much more likely to vote than the 18-29 crowd are. At least that’s what happened in states like California & Maine, the 7th and 8th states on the list.

This is a lesson in the inevitability of change. In other words: don’t worry about it too much. The laws will change soon enough, at least in the grand scheme of things. There are important and less inevitable issues for us to deal with.