The big news for our country and the world is of course that Barack Obama has won the presidential election. I would imagine that Europe and Asia are enjoying a collective sign of relief. I think it was one of the most inspirational speeches I’ve ever heard in my life. Simply amazing.
The big news for California is that Proposition 8 to write discrimination into our constitution has likely passed (based on the current election estimates – if this somehow changes I’ll update this). This has a huge and hateful impact on GLBT residents of California who want full equality as intended by our founding fathers. Unfortunately, some people in this country just don’t get it.
What an evening. I was glued to Anderson Cooper (and CNN) for most of the night…the election coverage was pretty good, with a heck of a lot of commentary from both sides of the political system. It’s probably the first time in a long time that I was actually interested an excited about the election – and as I mentioned before, this is a world changing event.
I’m curious to see where it goes from here…
