Well then, how about that election exactly one week ago? And more importantly, how about the next four years — how are we supposed to get through them?
It might still be a bit hard to go about your daily routine, hard to have a conversation about much of anything without your emotions completely overwhelming you. And you know what — that’s just fine. It’s normal. Reasonable, even.
But there are also some reasons for hope. As bad as things are about to be, they’ve been far worse in the past, and we’ve learned a thing or two about making it through those times.
There was a time not long ago when homosexuality was criminalized — we fought and struggled and together we got that overturned.
How about we take this to the next level?
Our newsletter is like a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.
There was a time when we couldn’t get married. Together, we fixed that, too.
We endured what will probably be the worst epidemic of our lifetime, exacerbated by Republican administration that wasn’t simply uncaring — it was gleeful. Millions of people did not survive, but the ones that did honored their lives by mobilizing, fighting, and never giving up. Today, the plague that the GOP once hoped would wipe us out is nearly defeated.
How’d we do all that? Together. Like Hillary said, we’re stronger together — queer people can stand together to lift each other up, and today we have more allies than at any time in American history.
Yup, the next four years are going to suck. But they’ve sucked before, and we’ve triumphed. And we’re going to triumph again.
Mo Bro
“The plague that the GOP once hoped would wipe us out . . .”
Seriously?
Statements like this are the reason our society is more divided than ever.
Way to go, Benji.
Heywood Jablowme
@Mo Bro: It’s slight hyperbole but not by much.
1EqualityUSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgLCDT6fE0U&t=2976s
Drown out the hate with 1969 vintage Jerry Garcia bluegrass and work on 2018 midterm elections.
Alistair Wiseman
@1EqualityUSA:
“Drown out the hate….”
What did I just say about hysterics? Thank you for being an example.
Ladies and gentlemen, a visual aid.
1EqualityUSA
Alistair, You have no life, no wife, only bitchy, little words pasted together with bodily fluids, to smear all over the internet. Pathetic, uneducated, little man, your true colors shine. Words are powerful. You should use them more judiciously.
Alistair Wiseman
@1EqualityUSA:
Hysterics with juvenile, emotional ad hominem attacks just like I mentioned above.
Ladies and gentlemen, visual aid number two.
(1EqualityUSA, thank you for being such a team player and supplying me with such perfect examples.)
1EqualityUSA
You and Trump deserve each other.
chakrakahn
@Mo Bro: were you even around then? It was exactly like that.
takingliberties
Donald Trump is an amazing gentleman and cares about people who are legal citizens of this country. He is going to make America great again by getting rid of Mexicans who are rapists, drug dealers, and gang bangers. He’s going to make poor people work on the railroads and highways so that our infrastructure is reliable. Mexicans will likely go to jail or pick cotton. I’m okay with that. And if you’re born with a penis, you should use the men’s bathroom until you get it cut off and have a vagina that works. Trump made sense on all these issues and I’m rooting for him. Gay men have nothing to worry about. Even though he thinks gay sex is disgusting, he is not going to make it a crime to have anal sex. Marriage may get taken away, but we will still be able to sodomize each other without fear of being taken to prison (where we are likely to experience more sodomy). I’m looking forward to the next 8 years.
Mo Bro
@chakrakahn:
No, I wasn’t around then, but I’m astute enough to understand that the Republicans didn’t spread AIDS among the gay community—gay men did. Pass the buck all you want, but facts cannot be altered to reflect your political opinion.
Kangol
@Alistair Wiseman: You’re pretty hysterical on here most of the time.
Back to the topic at hand: Queerty, why not step away from the Trump-Clinton dyad, and post the name of some of the LGBTQ legislators, from all the political parties, who were elected around the country? Do you even care?
Alistair Wiseman
@Kangol:
Yes, your overabundance of examples confirms it.
(It would behoove you to pick up a dictionary.)
Mo Bro
@Kangol:
Show me a politician who identifies as a “T” or “Q” and I’ll show you one who won’t get elected.