Some here see the issue through the lens of Alabama’s history, including Lawton Higgs, 71, a retired Methodist minister.
“And I’m a recovering racist, transformed by the great fruits of the civil rights movement in this city [Birmingham],” he says.
–Debbie Elliott reporting 3 days ago on Alabama’s new immigration law for NPR.
Most surprising is how far same-sex couples have dispersed, moving from traditional enclaves and safe havens into farther-flung areas of the country. Consider, for example, the upstarts on the list [of the top ten cities in the proportion of same-sex couples]: Pleasant Ridge, Mich., a suburb of Detroit; New Hope, Pa.; and [Rehoboth] this beach town in southern Delaware.
[Among the top four counties in the country for same-sex households are] Hampshire County, Mass., Monroe County, Fla., and Multnomah County, Ore…
–Sabrina Tavernise reporting yesterday in the New York Times
