“The
county where no one's gay”
In Franklin County,
Mississippi, there are no gay couples, statistically speaking. The middle-of-nowhere
rectangle in southwest Mississippi -- known for its pine forests, hog hunting
and an infamous hate crime -- is home to exactly zero same-sex couples,
according to an analysis of census data.
Never
once have I heard about somewhere where gay’s “don’t exist”. I don’t think
that gays want to be in the closet there, it is just that their culture and
surroundings make them get shut in. There are many reasons for this, most of
them most likely coming from the historical ethics that are still around in
this small county, and that is no assumption. When people around town were
asked about gay-marriage, one answer was: “I don't believe in them kind of
people. I don't believe in it. We don't need that same-sex marriage. That is
wrong!" Obviously this is extremely offensive to anyone who is gay, and
with more examples of people from that county saying things like this, it makes
me realize more and more that the way of life there really does shut in anyone
who would like to be open about their sexuality. With people being raised from
the same ideas as 5 generations back, it is clear what their beliefs are.
Personally I think it’s a sad thing that this county has no gay couples and I don’t
think it’s a coincidence.
