I speculate that the parties did not lag behind the general population, they're merely being unfairly compared to the modern standards of some loud factions in Hollywood, this extremely based lemmy instance, and the fact that in spite of massive resistance, Obama invented gay marriage in 2015.
The state does not always project the views of the majority- I remember a study in 2016 that said that 50% of Republicans and 48% of Democrats were still uncomfortable living next to a gay neighbor - let alone all the demographics that didnt respond to the survey lmao
I speculate that the parties did not lag behind the general population, they're merely being unfairly compared to the modern standards of some loud factions in Hollywood, this extremely based lemmy instance, and the fact that in spite of massive resistance, Obama invented gay marriage in 2015.
The state does not always project the views of the majority- I remember a study in 2016 that said that 50% of Republicans and 48% of Democrats were still uncomfortable living next to a gay neighbor - let alone all the demographics that didnt respond to the survey lmao