"That den of sin and homosexuality, South Beach Miami, has been left completely undamaged by three hurricanes that either were heading towards it and turned away, or that passed relatively near...Andrew, Floyd, and Charley."
Not that I am advocate of your theory - but Tampa/St. Pete has a HUGE homosexual population (which unfortunately my wonderful niece was deceived into while a young teen). Interesting that it veered away at the last minute.
.. you said Tampa/St. Pete has a HUGE gay population..
Well you better check your facts again. St. Petersburg is in Pinellas County and Tampa is in Hillsborough County. Do you see either of those counties listed below from the 2000 US Census? What county do you live in?
TABLE 3 — TOP 25 COUNTIES RANKED BY PERCENTAGE OF COUPLED
HOUSEHOLDS (married and unmarried partners) THAT ARE GAY OR LESBIAN:
STATE COUNTY PERCENT
CA San Francisco County 6.91
DC District of Columbia 5.14
NY New York County 4.34
MA Suffolk County 3.55
VA Arlington County 3.13
GA DeKalb County 2.97
CO Denver County 2.95
VA Alexandria city 2.93
FL Monroe County 2.86
MA Hampshire County 2.80
MO St. Louis city 2.68
LA Orleans Parish 2.55
GA Fulton County 2.53
OR Multnomah County 2.46
MD Baltimore city 2.43
VA Richmond city 2.30
NM Santa Fe County 2.22
NY Tompkins County 2.19
CA Sonoma County 2.15
CA Alameda County 2.11
MA Franklin County 2.08
WA King County 2.07
MA Nantucket County 1.99
VA Charlottesville city 1.98
SC Allendale County 1.94