Back from Thanksgiving break, there’s so much to tell you about.
If you haven’t heard yet, we’re expecting a vote this week on Civil Unions here in Illinois.
However, all is not well in Queerland. New Hampshire–one of only five marriage equality states in the country–saw Republicans take both houses this year in the elections, and the new Republican House leader, Rep. Bill O’Brien, is bound and determined to repeal marriage equality. Governor Lynch may defend the law, but with veto-proof majorities in both houses, anti-hate advocates have an uphill battle in convincing moderate Republicans to break with their party and vote “no” on repealing this important law.
In addition, the National Organization for Marriage is spending money in New Hampshire in an attempt to discredit and pressure Governor John Lynch to allow a repeal to pass. If NOM is successful, we may end up down to just four marriage equality states.
If all of this comes to pass, New Hampshire’s marriage equality will fall as the first of many eminent victims of Progressive voter apathy this past November, which saw LGBT people vote Republican in twice the numbers as any previous elections, and saw many equality activists stay home in an attempt to “punish” slow-moving democratic majorities around the nation. If New Hampshire repeals its equality law, Democrats will have a powerful example to present this November that the concept of “punishing” the Democratic party by voting Republican, third party, or not voting at all can have disastrous, long-lasting effects.
New York wedding bells will ring ahead of schedule!
So many DOMA challenges, so little time!
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