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Piscataway NJ my hometown is a good place. I'm not gay but we have to be the biggest melting pot town in perhaps the entire country (not city, town). Asbury Park is literally being saved and will have its bad reputation turned around soon enough thanks to a gay movement there where alot of gay men are buying up the old hotels and renovating them as well as opening businesses in the downtown. If you go on the boardwalk there it's normal to see gay couples holding hands. Ocean Grove which is right next door is awesome and as somebody else mentioned New Hope PA is a good place. Last but not least is Edison NJ which I would have to say is alot like my hometown.
i do not find any gay people with a strong presence as a community anywhere in NJ so i would have to say there are no gay friendly towns in NJ. sorry but it is true. I also do not consider gay bars in populated areas a postitive gay presence.
Try Asbury, if you are looking. Very strong presence.
I am so loving this!!!It is so great to know we are going to be moving to an open minded and accepting place. My family is all about peace,loving and accepting everyone, this just makes me more certain that moving out of FL is the right thing to do!!! I can't wait!! Good luck to the guy who posted, looks like you'll be just fine!
I find it offensive because a few towns are mentioned and my town and surrounding towns aren't mentioned and to me that says those towns aren't gay friendly and that's simply not the case.
As for bashing, kids are bullied even today in schools for many reasons, I was bullied when I moved to NJ from Brooklyn when I was in 6th grade and they would say that it was because I was from Brooklyn. Kids bully for numerous reasons and those reasons are wrong in all cases not just in cases of bullying someone because they're gay.
Also my politics are Conservative Republican and again I say I don't give a hoot if my neighbors are single gay people or committed couples. And I also think it's wrong to paint such a broad brush and give kudos to college educated people as being the ones with open minds, I'm from a blue collar family and have had the pleasure of always living in blue collar areas and those people are some of the best people you'd ever find, they'd literally give you (even a gay person) the shirts off their backs, and they don't look down on others. A College education doesn't guarantee that you have an open mind, it's how people are raised that have the most influence on how people act in their later years.
i grew up in a blue collar, mostly small college educated population (near scranton, pa) and they are not big fans of anything that's "different" from them. i wouldn't call them racist exactly, but they aren't welcoming to outsiders or gay people.
doesn't mean they aren't nice people, they just haven't been exposed to a lot.
college-educated populations or people who have had a larger variety of experiences seem to be more accepting to things that are different.
and just cause no-one mentioned your town doesn't mean it's not gay friendly. why don't you mention it if it's gay friendly? throw it out there. that's what this thread is about!
When you make gross generalizations the way you have you'll get a response.
I'm a Conservative and Catholic, I don't recall ever saying homosexuals were inferior. And as for gay marriage, I'm opposed to it but I'm for civil unions, BUT before you jump on me for saying that look at this statistic, 65% of African Americans are opposed to gay marriage, now how do African Americans tend to vote? Democrat, so this isn't strictly a Conservative issue. The Democratic party has some trouble on their hands with this issue because they're very much divided, according to Democrats, 46% favor gay marriage, 48% oppose. A substantial minority of these Democratic-leaning voters strongly oppose gay marriage (25%).
You can disagree with Republicans, but when you call them EVIL you basically shut down the lines of communication. Republicans are entitled to their opinions as are Democrats and they should be able to express them free from name calling.
you're right about the "evil" comment, but your stats may or may not be good stats. remember - how the question is asked influences how the question is answered. many of the polls conducted in the past few years aren't exactly "objective".
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I can't wait!! Good luck to the guy who posted, looks like you'll be just fine!
