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11:00 P.M. on Election Night

By Scott A. Giordano - Nov 4th, 2008 at 11:09 pm EST

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Our Moment Has Come ...

It is 11:03 and they have declared Sen. Barack Obama the president-elect for the United States of America.I am beyond words, as I watch the scenes from Chicago and see the tears and the screams of his supporters. And I am so proud to know I have been a part of this historic campaign from the beginning. I can't wait to see him speak. I just have to say thank you America for restoring my faith in what we can accomplish when we work for it. This is a moment in history! And God willing, we will see the first African-American president enter the White House the day after Martin Luther King Day of 2009. Thank you to all those who supported Obama and helped make this moment in history.

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By Lynn David Nov 5th 2008 at 7:37 am EST (Updated Nov 5th 2008 at 7:37 am EST)

We won the battle but lost the war.

Or something really stupid like that. Getting out the vote for Obama, registering new voters for the Democratic party out of those minority groups which were previously marginalized, both activities have resulted in creating many new voters who, while for Obama, were likely to be against marriage for gays and lesbians. At least that will be the claim of some of those more libertarian/conservative, LCR-type gays.

Then there will be those who blatantly wish to take away all aspects of our rights who will be crowing over this. They are those who have used an appeal to a supposed god for these last several millenia to denounce such as us for whom we should find to love. They are those who have denied us our full measure of joy in our lives for too long.

I thought I was seeing a bright shining star of hope, and yet now there seems not to even exist the glimmer from a moonless pond at midnight. I am getting old, been ill, and this fight no longer seems to be winnable in my lifetime (whatever that may be). Yes, it is depressing, mostly because half of me seems to want to believe the idea that the methodology for an Obama win is the reason for our demise on Florida Amendment 2, Arizona Proposition 102, and California Proposition 8. The other half is repulsed by the almost racist interpretation that must engender.

But the high I felt listening to Obama’s speech in Grant Park has been replaced by the thought that I would rather had not heard of Barack Obama or the ‘audacity of hope.’ Bittersweet doesn’t describe the sourness I now feel.

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By Scott A. Giordano Nov 5th 2008 at 5:55 pm EST (Updated Nov 5th 2008 at 5:55 pm EST)

My personal believe is that the courts, and ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court, will resolve questions of our fundamental civil rights. Obama will have an opportunity to appoint fair-minded U.S. justices nationwide and potentially in the Supreme Court.

So don't lose hope on that front. Have faith and trust that the civil rights issue will be a long battle of winning over the minds of hearts of the American people. It can happen ... but will take a lot of time.

Let Obama's victory be proof of how times can change.

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By Lynn David Nov 5th 2008 at 10:38 pm EST (Updated Nov 5th 2008 at 10:38 pm EST)

The get out the vote for Obama campaign, to which we contributed, has achieved its goal of bringing out record numbers of black and Hispanic voters. However, they heavily supported the anti-gay marriage amendments that will constitutionally bar same-sex marriages in Florida and Arizona and, even worse, roll back marriage equality in a state where it now exists. From Reuters, California Stops Gay Marriage Amid Obama Victory [ Link ].

The California anti-gay marriage Prop 8 passed with exit polls [ CNN - Link ] showing that 55% of whites opposing the amendment but 69% of African-Americans supporting it. So you are saying that losing marriage equality is that type of change Obama will bring? Because he will not now lift a finger to aid us.

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By Scott A. Giordano Nov 6th 2008 at 8:39 pm EST (Updated Nov 6th 2008 at 8:39 pm EST)

No I'm saying the best thing that Obama can and will do for us on this front is to appoint fair-minded justices to the courts. The civl rights movement ALWAYS gets its greatest movements foreward through the courts.

So it was vital we elect a Democrat to balance the judicial appointments of the last eight years. Also, I believe Obama will make excellent judicial nominations that will aid GLBT people and all minorities in their quest for civil rights.

We must think of the long haul, because that it will take. ... As for the Get out the Vote for Obama hurting us ... I don't believe this. Do you really think that Republicans would have been less likley to support us? And also, keep in mind that OBama spoke throughout his campaign against such divisive anti-gay marriage measures. He DID do his part but there is only so much he can do.

This is a long-term problem that will take court involvement, in my opinion. That is where his judicial appointments will help.

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