9. Florida
Percentage of people who are gay: 3.5%
Total gay population in the state: 676,115
Florida turned out to not be as progressive as Ohio, for same-sex activities were only legalized in 2003 after the aforementioned Supreme Court decision. Even as late as 2015, the law which forbade sodomy had not yet been repealed in the state, even though it was impossible to enforce after the Supreme Court decision. The motion to repeal the law was made in 2016 and is expected to come into effect in July 2016.
While benefits may not be statewide, over thirty cities in Florida now offer domestic partner benefits to gay couples. Furthermore, while Florida banned gay couples from being able to adopt in 1977, this was shot down 33 years later after a verdict made by the appeals court in the state.
