This Site Aims to Promote the Historic Oil Region of Northwestern Pennsylvania as a Welcoming Place for All and to Challenge the Bigotry of Those Who Seek to Exclude Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender People from Open and Equal Participation in Community Life, particularly the Venango County-based Hate Group known as the American Family Association of Pennsylvania. Learn more at OutintheSilence.com
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Day After: LGBT Electoral Scorecard
President: Americans elected Barack Obama, the most gay-friendly presidential candidate in this nation's history
Proposition 8: Jury's still out on California's gay marriage ban. As of 4:25 a.m. PST, it was edging closer to passing with 51.9% of people voting yes and 90.8% of precincts reporting, reports the San Jose Mercury News
Amendment 2: Florida constitutionally banned any institution approximating marriage with 62% of the vote
Proposition 102: Arizona constitutionally banned same-sex marriage
Measure 1: Arkansas constitutionally banned any single person from adopting children by a 57-43% vote
Jared Polis: Colorado voters made Polis the nation's first openly gay, non-incumbent male candidate to win a Congressional seat
Linda Ketner: South Carolina voters rejected the out lesbian's historic bid for a Congressional seat there 53-47%, according to the Charleston Post and Courier
Marilyn Musgrave: Rabidly homophobic Colorado Congresswoman and author of the Federal Marriage Amendment loses her Congressional seat
New York State Senate: Democrats pick up two seats to take control of the chamber, which opens the door for the state to potentially pass a gay marriage bill (New York's Assembly has already passed a marriage legislation and Gov. David Paterson has indicated he would sign the bill into law)
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