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[Marrah_G]

You had alot of people who voted for the first time and don't pay alot of attention to politics. They go by what their families and preachers are saying. These are people easily swayed due to ignorance.

The problem is....how to reach these people with truth. Since you cannot get into the churches then perhaps it has to a heavy, steady blanket of TV and Radio ads and shows to change people's perception of what gay is. Many think it is about sex so why is marriage necessary. We have to find a way to change that. Maybe it really is about money and with the elections over maybe fund raising can really have a chance to take off.

Here in Mass my kids are growing up knowing that being GBLT is just as natural as growing up straight. My daughter was "out" as a bisexual in school and many of her friends were openly gay and lesbian. We have an openly gay, legally married mayor in my town. Mass is coming around quickly and I think one more generation will see most of the bigotry against them gone. That is my hope anyway.

Sigh- such a hard subject. I am so happy about Obama's win and also so sad over this amendment.

We have to keep pressuring our reps to stand up for our GBLT brother and sisters.