People in the South may be polite, but I’ll wager they don’t want a “married” homosexual couple in their neighborhood, and they feel sorry for the poor kid.
I live in the South. I am polite. As long as neighbors keep the outside of their home in good repair, don’t block my driveway, keep the noise level down and are law abiding citizens, I don’t care about the personal life of the people living next to me.