From Bilierico...
I don't like voting for or against a candidate because of their stance on one issue. But when it comes to voting- and a candidate is anti-gay- that's a deal breaker. I had family that died in the gas chambers in Germany because they didn't think a candidate would be as bad as his public statements against Jews had been. I refuse to settle for being a second-class citizen and neither should you! Furthermore, I can give you a boatload of reasons as to why Barack Obama will make a far better president than John McCain and why John McCain will be harmful besides their stances on sexual orientation issues.
In 2000, 25 % of gay people voted for George W. Bush and in 2004 Bush received 23% of the gay vote. I consider the LGBT people who voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 to be idiots except, perhaps, for the very wealthy who could buy their rights. Those people I find reprehensible for their lack of compassion for those less fortunate. Personally I believe that as a community we are failing if we can only convince 68% of our community to stand up for our civil rights. Yes, the final vote should be an improvement over 2000 and 2004 if the majority of the 15% undecided come to their senses and vote for Obama. A lot more than 68%, 73%, or even 75% of Jews would vote for their rights, and the same for African Americans, if a candidate publicly took stands against them the way John McCain and the Republican Party have against gays!Yeah. I had previously planned to vote for McCain-until I read some of the bass-ackward things he's said. Not disapproving of the man's military record or any of that-I just think his head's in the wrong place. I'm going to find Erin of VE's rant after Bush was elected-it fits perfectly now.
EDIT: Here they are
http://venusenvy.comicgenesis.com/d/20041105.htmlhttp://venusenvy.comicgenesis.com/d/20041108.htmlI don't love either candidate, but I voted for the one who hadn't actively campaigned against my civil rights
