Fort Worth Is Gay Friendly

That’s what an analysis of the latest census data by the Williams Institute shows (I don’t have the study; you can get it here). The absolute numbers are small, of course, but it’s the trend that’s telling. Here are the key points, provided by a nice FrontBurnervian:

The number of same-sex unmarried partner couples there increased by more than ten times from 1990 to 2006, from 196 couples in 1990 to 2254 couples in 2006. Fort Worth now has the 22nd highest concentration of same-sex unmarried partner couples of all cities nationally, at 8.51 couples per 1000 households. In 1990, Fort Worth’s concentration of same-sex couples was only 1.17 couples per 100 households; the Williams study found that this rise from 45th to 22nd highest concentration is one of the 3 largest changes during this time period.