Comments on: The Gay Gap http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/ A newswire of human stupidity Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:16:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Generational Shifts &#8212 Matt’s Waste of Your Time http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-1941 Generational Shifts &#8212 Matt’s Waste of Your Time Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:29:56 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-1941 [...] my grandparents’ generation and my parents’ generation, while opinions about gay rights seem to have shifted between my parents’ generation and my own. (Admittedly, these are massive generalizations.) [...] [...] my grandparents’ generation and my parents’ generation, while opinions about gay rights seem to have shifted between my parents’ generation and my own. (Admittedly, these are massive generalizations.) [...]

]]> By: FACT: Maine gay rights must wait for oldies to die | ICANHASFACT http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 FACT: Maine gay rights must wait for oldies to die | ICANHASFACT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:06 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-1500 [...] The concept that gay marriage haters and their votes will ride out on the coffin’s of the 65+ (easily recognizable by ‘Adam+Eve NOT Adam+ Steve bumper stickers) is well covered in poll data. Ryan Sager’s article The Gay Gap. [...] [...] The concept that gay marriage haters and their votes will ride out on the coffin’s of the 65+ (easily recognizable by ‘Adam+Eve NOT Adam+ Steve bumper stickers) is well covered in poll data. Ryan Sager’s article The Gay Gap. [...]

]]> By: End of the Week News: LONG, Ghetto Edition « Mi Caminata http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-919 End of the Week News: LONG, Ghetto Edition « Mi Caminata Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:02:33 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-919 [...] The Gay Gap http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/ [...] [...] The Gay Gap http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/ [...]

]]> By: Trading Eights » Twin Causes: Ted Kennedy’s Legacy Endures in His Son http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Trading Eights » Twin Causes: Ted Kennedy’s Legacy Endures in His Son Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:59:05 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-918 [...] that people usually do not accept or understand unless they know someone who suffers from it. The same kind of correlation, unfortunately, exists with homosexuality, where people are usually averse to gay rights unless [...] [...] that people usually do not accept or understand unless they know someone who suffers from it. The same kind of correlation, unfortunately, exists with homosexuality, where people are usually averse to gay rights unless [...]

]]> By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm, Replacement Tongue Edition http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-858 Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm, Replacement Tongue Edition Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:18:56 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-858 [...] “If people over 65 in each state made the laws, zero states would have gay marriage; if people under 30 made the laws, 38 states would have gay marriage.” (via) [...] [...] “If people over 65 in each state made the laws, zero states would have gay marriage; if people under 30 made the laws, 38 states would have gay marriage.” (via) [...]

]]> By: Trading Eights » Best of the Week: August 16-22, 2009 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Trading Eights » Best of the Week: August 16-22, 2009 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:24:01 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-855 [...] August 16-22, 2009 August 23rd, 2009 Anthony W. Orlando Leave a comment Go to comments 10. The Gay Gap — Ryan Sager 9. Who Needs the Public Option? — Uwe E. Reinhardt 8. Co-Ops Are the Single Dumbest Idea I [...] [...] August 16-22, 2009 August 23rd, 2009 Anthony W. Orlando Leave a comment Go to comments 10. The Gay Gap — Ryan Sager 9. Who Needs the Public Option? — Uwe E. Reinhardt 8. Co-Ops Are the Single Dumbest Idea I [...]

]]> By: Tikai laika jautājums | G* blogs http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Tikai laika jautājums | G* blogs Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:26:48 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-853 [...] re, arī pierādījums: ja Amerikā likumus veidotu tie, kam pāri 65. gadiem, viendzimuma laulības .. nebūtu atļautas [...] [...] re, arī pierādījums: ja Amerikā likumus veidotu tie, kam pāri 65. gadiem, viendzimuma laulības .. nebūtu atļautas [...]

]]> By: The Gay Gap. If everyone over 30 died, 38 states would have gay marriage | Mike Alvear's Urge & Merge http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-851 The Gay Gap. If everyone over 30 died, 38 states would have gay marriage | Mike Alvear's Urge & Merge Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:35:16 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-851 [...] under 30 made the laws, 38 states would have gay marriage.” That’s the conclusion of a new research study–the generational gap is preventing marriage equality. Thanks, [...] [...] under 30 made the laws, 38 states would have gay marriage.” That’s the conclusion of a new research study–the generational gap is preventing marriage equality. Thanks, [...]

]]> By: wideworldreport http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-850 wideworldreport Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:35:13 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-850 I doubt you will find a single parent in this world that says parenthood did not change their perspective on life and family dramatically. Just because you think this shouldn't matter with respect to their views on marriage is not reason enough justify throwing away the possibility altogether. Are you searching for answers, or simply pandering to your liberal audience? Some places to start might be: Transitions to Parenthood (Robin Joseph Palkovitz, Marvin B. Sussman) The Children Gap on Social Welfare and the Politicization of American Parents, 1984–2000 http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1743923X06060144 The Big Chill Generation Warms to Worship http://www.jstor.org/pss/3511621 Population Aging, Intracohort Aging, and Sociological Attitudes http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/684301/does_aging_make_us_more_conservative.html -- I honestly have no idea or hunch what the answer is. I doubt you will find a single parent in this world that says parenthood did not change their perspective on life and family dramatically. Just because you think this shouldn’t matter with respect to their views on marriage is not reason enough justify throwing away the possibility altogether. Are you searching for answers, or simply pandering to your liberal audience?

Some places to start might be:

Transitions to Parenthood (Robin Joseph Palkovitz, Marvin B. Sussman)

The Children Gap on Social Welfare and the Politicization of American Parents, 1984–2000
http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1743923X06060144

The Big Chill Generation Warms to Worship
http://www.jstor.org/pss/3511621

Population Aging, Intracohort Aging, and Sociological Attitudes
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/684301/does_aging_make_us_more_conservative.html

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I honestly have no idea or hunch what the answer is.

]]> By: ohadam http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/08/20/the-gay-gap/comment-page-1/#comment-845 ohadam Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:37:40 +0000 http://trueslant.com/ryansager/?p=3554#comment-845 I note that every one of the states below the 18-29 50% line (excluding those that were not yet states in 1861) was a member of the Confederacy. I note that every one of the states below the 18-29 50% line (excluding those that were not yet states in 1861) was a member of the Confederacy.

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