Backstage
On the Election
By Jeremy Horwitz
Editor-in-Chief, iLounge
Published: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Category: Backstage
It’s a great day to wake up in America. Congratulations to our new President-Elect and Vice President-Elect on making history.
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This comment section could get rather interesting.
Posted by Ryan on November 5, 2008 at 7:48 AM (PDT)
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Perhaps it’s a great day to wake up if you’re not part of the GLBT community.
Oh yeah…there’s “change” all right. Eighteen-thousand couples in California woke up this morning to find out that their neighbors voided their marriages.
Posted by Miranda Kali on November 5, 2008 at 9:06 AM (PDT)
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@Miranda:
Those same eighteen-thousand couples aren’t going anywhere. The longer those same neighbors see those couples openly love each other, the more their minds will change. We GLBT people have time and patience on our side. The proponents of devisive legislation like Prop. 8 have fear on theirs.
Time, patience, and love. Time, patience, and love. Time, patience, and love.
Posted by alexarch on November 5, 2008 at 10:25 AM (PDT)
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@Miranda
As a member of the black GBLT community I rejoiced in the fact that for the first time (as far as I can remember) a president elect has mentioned “gays” in his celebration speech. A small indication of what the GBLT community might expect from this presidency as compared to the Bush stand on gay Mariages.
Posted by djman10 on November 5, 2008 at 10:46 AM (PDT)
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Personally, I’m counting down the days until January 20, 2013 (1535), but I can recognize the historic significance of a First.
Posted by Fred on November 7, 2008 at 9:33 AM (PDT)
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A President’s second inauguration generally isn’t as exciting as his first.
Posted by Jeremy Horwitz in East Amherst, NY, USA on November 7, 2008 at 10:17 AM (PDT)