Blasveck wrote:Grenartia wrote:
1. I never said there was.
2. Ah, but repression has been demonstrated to have negative effects on mental health.
3. And you're wrong for it. On all levels.
Yeah. I explained it in-depth in the Utah SSM thread.
Basically, Louisiana's economy thrives on tourism, oil, seafood, and trade. Tourism is the most reliable, followed by trade (but only in areas accessible from the Gulf by large ships), and then oil and seafood are tied, with oil making seafood less reliable than the first two, as seen with the Deepwater Horizon spill. Therefore, Louisiana focuses heavily on tourism. Especially in the more populated cities, where there also exist significant pro-LGBT voter blocks. Legalizing SSM would only increase tourism revenue.
Any polling on the support for SSM in Louisiana?
I mean, last I checked, they lean pretty starkly to the right.
No, but I did live there, so I do have a pretty good grasp on public opinion there, and for the most part, there's less inherent objection to it than there is in Utah. Besides, the big voter blocks are in the major cities, which as I said, do have significant pro-LGBT views. Especially New Orleans.