Public opinion may be changing on this issue, but, have yet to see any southern state pass a law allowing homosexual marriage.
The south will embrace it when the U.S. Supreme Court imposes it on all of us.
It’s coming, because since last year’s homosexual marriage court cases, a number of federal courts have overturned state definitions of marriage. And there are more in the pipeline, so it’s inevitable that the Supreme Court will take up the issue of homosexual marriage again. Perhaps in the next couple of years.
Then, the court will be asked to decide a key issue which they side stepped last year : Is there a federal constitutional right to homosexual marriage, yes or no.
It’s true that a few liberal states have passed same sex marriage laws, but no southern state as of now is even considering introducing legislation on the subject. It may be imposed by a court, but, hard to say that the south has embraced homosexual marriage.
Have any states legalized gay marriage by popular referendum?
Depends on whether you consider Maryland "southern," but yes, I get your point. You won't see gay marriage pass in Georgia any time soon.