Study Finds Researchers Are Silly

This does not make sense at all. According to some "study" from a random University, a majority of Floridians approve of marriage and/or civil unions between same-sex couples? Really? That's not what they said in November. In fact, 62% of them said that gays are second-class citizens. Whatever poll numbers the researchers for this study were looking at can't possibly contradict the statistical significance of 62% of people that actually voted!

Don't get me wrong, I'd like to believe this study, but I have a feeling there's something wrong with it. Oh wait, here it is:

Among the Quinnipiac poll's findings:

*27 percent of surveyed voters said same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.

*35 percent said gays should be allowed to legally form civil unions but not marry.

*31 percent said gays should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their
relationships.

Well there you have it. Looking at this, it's clear to see that 66% of Floridians don't want gays to marry. In fact, I could say then that 2/3 of the state are homophobic! What? You mean it doesn't work that way?

Give me a break here gay press. Every gay blog is out there touting these numbers as if it's some break through for LGBT people, but the reality is this is just another biased poll, but this time it's biased in our favor. It doesn't change the fact that just 2 1/2 months ago, almost 2/3 or the state said LGBT folk were second-class citizens. It doesn't further the cause at all. All it does it provide a drastically different take on reality, just like getting drunk, and while that can be fun, you'll just end up puking if you indulge too much and probably wake up with a hang over.

The 27% and the 35% above cannot just be added together. Making the assumption that both the pro-marriage and pro-civil union groups are working together is flawed. Many marriage advocate will not support civil unions as they are an unfair compromise. Many civil union supporters will not support marriage because they lack the basic ability to separate fact from fiction. They don't always play nice together.

With that fundamental assumption tossed aside, it's much easier to understand why 62% of the state of Florida voted against Equality last November. These obfuscated reports which call for unsubstantiated correlations make it easy to see how we can be disillusioned into thinking we don't have to try that hard to win or maintain our rights. So please, for all our sakes, stop putting out stretched research results in an attempt to get published. Too many people are unable to discern the reality of your numbers and take it for literal truth.