Which state will be the last to have gay marriage?

[Enrique]

my guess: Utah.

I can see them holding out for about five years after all the other 49 states have joined the 21st century.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Utah.

[charlyvi]

2. Alabama. I live here. Trust me, I know.

[alfredo]

36. That's what I was thinking.

[Faygo Kid]

3. Alabama. Whites went 91% for McCain last election.

Utah, in some insane Bizarro world, actually elected Huntsman, who at least approves of civil unions.

[joeybee12]

4. My first guess also...Texas, Mississippi Alabama and Idaho

are up there, too.

[AngryAmish]

5. Someplace rural like Maine

[MountainLaurel]

28. Too late

Maine approved it just a couple weeks ago.

[AngryAmish]

35. Surely never in Iowa

[Gormy Cuss]

40. Iowa will fall before New Hampshire. n/t

[Howler]

6. Ohio.n/t

n/t

[peace13]

10. I'm with you! n/t

[blue_onyx]

23. I doubt Ohio will be last

Ohio approved a gay marriage ban by 62% which is much lower than some states like Alabama (81%).

[Howler]

39. That would be a happy surprise Blue Onyx..... But

Never underestimate the blue collar/bible belt to keep progress at bay.

[onehandle]

7. California for its second time.

Apparently, their Constitution bans it.

[Onceuponalife]

8. California

Unless the courts overturn it, a constitutional amendment is very hard to get rid of.

[blue_onyx]

21. Well, more than half the state have a constitutional amendment against gay marriage

I'm sure California won't be last. My guess is Mississippi will be last.

[ColbertWatcher]

27. Prop H8 will be overturned.

I hope California won't be last, my state has embarrassed me enough.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. With Huntsman soon to be gone, yeah probably Utah

Indiana will probably only approve it only slightly before. Except for some areas in Southern Indiana and Marion County/Indianapolis, the wingnuts pretty much rule here and even our Dems (generally) suck. Thankfully, our process of amending the constitution here is so burdensome (has to be approved by two legislatures and voter referendum) because we probably would've already had a ban on same-sex marriage already.

[demwing]

11. Idaho

will only go when the country pushes it along. Utah is changing, slowly, and will go late but not last. The holdouts from Utah's base, fundameltalism will run to Idaho. Idaho will not go easily.

[Tikki]

12. I say Oklahoma...

or Arkansas...



Tikki

[MADem]

13. Your guess was as good as mine--before I even opened the thread I thought

UTAH!!!

They'll be like Arizona with MLK Day....last out of the gate, grumbling all the way!

[closeupready]

14. Utah is a good guess. Also, I would guess Georgia, Oklahoma, TX or Nebraska.

n/t

[tsuki]

15. Florida.

[Not Me]

16. Florida

Not only do we have a constitutional ban on it, but overturning it will require a 60% supermajority.
It's going to be a LONG time, unless the SCOTUS acts.

[LostinVA]

17. Utah

[EOTE]

18. I'm surprised no one has mentioned Kansas yet.

Seems to me to often lead the nation in terms of homophobia.

[damonm]

19. I'm surprised Mississippi hasn't made the list yet.

[mckara]

20. I Agree with Utah

n/t

[zipplewrath]

22. Barely sustainable

The truth is that exempting homosexuals from marriage laws is barely constitutional in the current environment. As states begin to incorporate gay marriages into their laws, it will be difficult for states that don't have such laws to avoid legal issues associated with pretending those marriages don't exist. Child custody, health care, inheritance issues, taxation, etc. will be faced with legal challenges because the state is recognizing "some" marriages and not others. Ultimately I suspect there will be no "last state" so to speak, but a SCOTUS decision saying that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, or at least most states application thereof.

[Toucano]

24. Utah and Oklahoma.

If the pattern continues as it has.

If there is federal intervention to recognize marriage equality rights, all the hold outs will come online at the same time, such as happened with desegregation.

[ThomWV]

25. Utah

I was going to go with either Alabama, Mississippi, or maybe Oklahoma but someone suggested Utah and in a flash I knew they were right.

[Sebastian Doyle]

26. Utah.

Probably the only way it will get passed there is if the Mormons add an amendment that allows them to return to "Heavenly Father's Plan" of polygamy.

[dgibby]

29. SC

The buckle of the Bible Belt.

[musicblind]

30. I was going to say Wyoming but Utah and Oklahoma make sense too n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

31. Utah

[OswegoAtheist]

32. New York

But only because our legislature is that slow.

Oswego "Still debating women voters" Atheist

[hedgehog]

41. New York because we have too many state senators who think of #1 first and the people

of the state second.

[Politicalboi]

33. I think Alabama

Because wasn't it in 2001 that they legalized mixed marriages?

[NC_Nurse]

34. Alabama or SC

[HamdenRice]

37. Point of information: Probably won't be one, but several, maybe a dozen, at once

If history is any guide, a number of states will legalize it, and then, when it becomes the legal norm, the Supreme Court will establish it as a constitutional right for the remaining states.

That has been the pattern with most constitutional rights.

[marmar]

38. Oklahoma or Utah......

[Hepburn]

42. Ummmm....

...yeah, Utah. Really odd ~~ polygamy is OK, same sex marriage is not.

:shrug: