Speaker Pelosi (and all your Democratic friends): I'm not waiting anymore.

Bilerico  Nov 05 09

Early November last year, I stayed up into the wee hours one morning obsessively refreshing my web browser. The incoming precinct results for Prop 8 confirmed that my rights were being stripped away from me. I should have been celebrating the election of Barack Obama that night, but I felt alone, brokenhearted, and demoralized.

Tuesday night was an echo of last November, as it became clear that our rights were being revoked in Maine as well. I headed out to an election night "celebration" with the League of Pissed Off Voters, who have been solid friends and allies to me as an organizer. Full story...

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