This map shows how backwards and behind the times the south is.
A2Rhombus on
This color scale is one of the worst I’ve seen
jombrowski on
United States, land of the freedom…
Jttwofive_ on
OP hates us colorblind people..
Standard_Collar_3318 on
What happened in 2003?
gxes on
Yknow i really don’t think this is the best way to represent this information
Blitzgar on
Stupid upon stupid, cubed.
StarGamerPT on
Decriminalizing and legalizing are not the same thing
OkSpecialist8402 on
I see you Illinois
Ingaz on
Why Illinoise was so progressive?
bmtc7 on
Many of those yellow states still have sodomy laws on the books, they just can’t legally enforce them.
Matman161 on
Illinois 4 life
Mr-MuffinMan on
Michigan is a bit shocking.
eaglessoar on
Absolutely useless
jkirkwood10 on
Everyone is colorblind apparently.
brohio_ on
Fun fact – most sodomy happens between straight folks.
previouslyJayFace on
The gays disapprove of this color scheme.
BobbbyR6 on
r slash dataisugly
Nine_Gates on
The yellow States didn’t actually legalize homosexuality in 2003. Their anti-sodomy laws were just federally overruled by the SCOTUS. If Clarence Thomas manages to get Lawrence v Texas overturned, homosexuality will be illegal in those states again.
Green7501 on
To be pedantic, this isn’t about legalising homosexuality as much as it’s about decriminalising sodomy
Same sex marriage and similar things came in way, way later
the_real_JFK_killer on
Legalized pegging too
LuxDenada on
I love maps and data and I don’t know I’ve seen a single one I like on Reddit
pugremix on
Why all at once in 2003?
Sniff_those_stinkers on
One stat that is not well defined or shown is the speed at which cultural ideas spread like this.
How many years for marijuana?
How many years for democracy?
How many years for women to be treated near equals?
It took roughly 40 years for homosexuality to go from crime to legal in one country in one period of our history.
How many times have we gone through these issues?
How long does it generally take, and are we getting better at it.
Odd_Sir_5922 on
The comment section on every map in this community:
“Look at this stoopid map! OP is dumb-dumb! Yoo dont evur post maps here agen!”
For this one (and many others), I would say this:
“Good job. I bet this map took you a while. Thanks for sharing it here.”
SaltWaterInMyBlood on
Homosexuality and sodomy aren’t the same thing.
Trappedtrea on
Homosexuality? This is when states legalised anal sex.
batkave on
OP only thinks gay men have anal sex…
niconiconii89 on
Wait, sodomy and homosexuality are very different things. Unless I’m very gay and didn’t know it…
IANANarwhal on
2003 is when the Supreme Court ourt decided Lawrence v Texas, ruling that states couldn”t criminalize sodomy. That”s why all those Southern states are tagged in 2003 – in truth, they never did legalize it.
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Why does Missouri have two colors?
This map shows how backwards and behind the times the south is.
This color scale is one of the worst I’ve seen
United States, land of the freedom…
OP hates us colorblind people..
What happened in 2003?
Yknow i really don’t think this is the best way to represent this information
Stupid upon stupid, cubed.
Decriminalizing and legalizing are not the same thing
I see you Illinois
Why Illinoise was so progressive?
Many of those yellow states still have sodomy laws on the books, they just can’t legally enforce them.
Illinois 4 life
Michigan is a bit shocking.
Absolutely useless
Everyone is colorblind apparently.
Fun fact – most sodomy happens between straight folks.
The gays disapprove of this color scheme.
r slash dataisugly
The yellow States didn’t actually legalize homosexuality in 2003. Their anti-sodomy laws were just federally overruled by the SCOTUS. If Clarence Thomas manages to get Lawrence v Texas overturned, homosexuality will be illegal in those states again.
To be pedantic, this isn’t about legalising homosexuality as much as it’s about decriminalising sodomy
Same sex marriage and similar things came in way, way later
Legalized pegging too
I love maps and data and I don’t know I’ve seen a single one I like on Reddit
Why all at once in 2003?
One stat that is not well defined or shown is the speed at which cultural ideas spread like this.
How many years for marijuana?
How many years for democracy?
How many years for women to be treated near equals?
It took roughly 40 years for homosexuality to go from crime to legal in one country in one period of our history.
How many times have we gone through these issues?
How long does it generally take, and are we getting better at it.
The comment section on every map in this community:
“Look at this stoopid map! OP is dumb-dumb! Yoo dont evur post maps here agen!”
For this one (and many others), I would say this:
“Good job. I bet this map took you a while. Thanks for sharing it here.”
Homosexuality and sodomy aren’t the same thing.
Homosexuality? This is when states legalised anal sex.
OP only thinks gay men have anal sex…
Wait, sodomy and homosexuality are very different things. Unless I’m very gay and didn’t know it…
2003 is when the Supreme Court ourt decided Lawrence v Texas, ruling that states couldn”t criminalize sodomy. That”s why all those Southern states are tagged in 2003 – in truth, they never did legalize it.
You know women have assholes too?