Gay rights issues have been booming ever since the legalization of same-sex marriage occurred in some states. South Florida has always been extremely welcoming to members of the same-sex community. The change in gender typicality in households was shown in the 2010 census and most likely will continue to grow. There was a boom in people who checked “Male householder and male partner” or “Female householder and female partner” in the 2010 census forms. For an idea of how much times are changing, only 51% of Highland County homes reported having traditional husband-wife homes. Although less than 1% reported having male-male or female-female, the rest of the 48% reported either living alone, with relatives or with roommates.
The 2010 census reported almost 3,000 non-traditional households with 300 gay-lesbian people reporting from Highlands County, with 65,000 same-sex households across Florida. And many of these same-sex households reported raising children. In this census, there were 174 female-female households and 138 male-male households. There could be more people who were just afraid to report their living situation, should it be non-traditional in nature.
For overall Florida, 46% of households stated being traditional husband-wife couples. Over 9,000 of Florida’s same-sex couples live in Broward County, and 7,400 live in Miami-Dade. Male-male couples are more common than female-female couples in areas such as Fort Lauderdale, FL. Although gay marriage is not recognized in Florida, the Census Bureau will also include same-sex married couples later this year. This would allow same-sex couples who live in Florida but got married elsewhere to report this information. With the changing of the generations, it is likely that people will become more and more comfortable admitting their non-traditional sexual and/or family choices, as many people view younger generations as being more accepting of deviations of “typical” families. With about 40% of Highland Counties gay and lesbian couples reporting to be raising children who knows what the future Florida Census’ will show!
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