I'm unspeakably relieved and excited that Barack Obama has been re-elected.

Also amazing:  Maine, Maryland, & Washington have voted to approve marriage equality.  At least 18 women have been elected to the Senate - including one disabled veteran, one lesbian, and one Asian - a record.

And Puerto Rico seems to be starting down the road to statehood ( Read more... )

 Ok, officially staying off of Facebook today so that I don't have a meltdown at any of my Republican relatives.

Also, trying to wait til at least 8pm before I start watching election coverage.

Argh.  Longest day.  Please, please, please let Obama win.
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Some of you may be aware, there's an election happening in my country on Tuesday.

I've already cast my vote, so my part in this drama is over.  Now all that's left is the waiting, the watching, the worrying.

I am violently afraid that Romney will win.  Like, I nearly went into a panic thinking about it this afternoon in the parking lot at Target.  I ( Read more... )

ERMAGHERD U GUISE.

Vast quantities of people are wrong on the internet today, and it is sapping my will to live.

You may have heard of a little thing called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, which today was held up as constitutional by the US Supreme Court.

I start this by acknowledging that I am a liberal, and ( Read more... )

Going to the GardensI did end up going to the Botanical Gardens last night for their Cocktails in the Gardens event. It was nice - after threatening to rain all day, the skies cleared and we got to watch a beautiful sunset over downtown from a swing while sipping pineapple Flirtinis. And I finally had an excuse to wear the vintage 50s faux-pearl ( Read more... )

So... last night, my state decided to elect a man who is a hair's-breadth away from bankruptcy and who left Washington under threat of investigation for ethical violations. Awesome. (ETA: He's our new governor ( Read more... )

Hey,

I just called my representative in support of health reform. The final vote in the House of Representatives is this weekend, and it's going to be incredibly close.

You can use this online tool to call your representative now:http://my.barackobama.com/FinalMarchCalls-

The military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is an unfair, outdated measure that violates the civil rights of some of our bravest, most heroic men and women ( Read more... )

Hi,

Did you hear that Rep. Nadler just introduced the Respect Marriage Act to repeal DOMA?

The Defense of Marriage Act unfairly singles out legally married same-sex couples for inequitable treatment, denying those couples more than 1,100 federal protections and responsibilities that otherwise apply to married couples. Repealing it would ( Read more... )

Stolen shamelessly from zillah975, who got it from HRC:

The Senate is poised to vote on the Matthew Shepard Act THIS WEEK. But our allies are reporting an avalanche of 300,000 letters and calls from right-wing groups trying to stop it.

Anti-LGBT leaders like Focus on the Family's James Dobson are now calling the bill "utter evil." They're even referring to ( Read more... )