Reply #85: I've seen Sanibel and the Everglades

[XemaSab]

They're both very nice. I went to both places on the same trip that I went to Miami and the Keys with my gay best friend. :P

Okay, maybe comparing the rest of Florida to Lubbock was a stretch, but I still wonder what percent of Florida's tourism is centered around the Keys, Miami, and Orlando.

And if you want me to draw a comparison to California, I'll do it.

I would be truly curious about what percent of Florida tourism is dominated by Los Angeles and the Bay Area (two known gay tourism destinations).

Even Disneyland is pretty gay-friendly.

It seems to me that without those areas, California would have the tourism appeal of Lubbock, Texas.

Well, okay, saying that Yosemite, the north coast, and Santa Barbara have the appeal of Lubbock does seem a little unfair. Some of those areas have the POLITICS of Lubbock though. :(

My larger point about Florida is maybe most people go to Florida to visit the more liberal areas, and to call the state in general gay-hating might not be such an easy label to apply.