Lesbian Elected to Oakland City Council

Rebecca Kaplan, a self-described bi dyke, has been elected to the Oakland city council’s at-large seat on Tuesday, November 4. Kaplan becomes the Bay Area’s highest-ranking lesbian lawmaker and returns queer leadership to the East Bay city.

Kaplan, 38, secured her election win with 62 percent of the vote in unofficial returns Wednesday, November 5 against opponent Kerry Hamill, who came in second place with 37 percent of the vote. Having taken first place in the June election with 40 percent of the vote compared to Hamill’s 21 percent, Kaplan had been expected to easily capture the seat being vacated by longtime Councilman Henry Chang.

Congrats Rebecca!

My Gay Best Friend: Helping Idiots Everywhere Understand

Yesterday was bittersweet for a lot of people in the Golden State.

Most of the people I know were thrilled about Obama’s winning the Presidency of the United States, but there were many of the same people who were let down when Proposition 8 passed… allowing a ban on gay marriage.

I have a hard time understand this personally. My best friend is gay and watched the results with his new lover. I can only imagine the mixed feelings that went through his head watching the results come in.

Read the rest at MyGayBestFriend.

Openly Gay Jewish Man Elected in Colorado

33 year-old Jared Polis has made history. He is the first openly gay non-incumbent male elected to Congress in the state of Colorado. Polis will represent the 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder and other Denver suburbs.

Polis is a multimillionaire Internet entrepreneur who founded the Internet site for his parents’ Blue Mountain Arts greeting card company. In the campaign, he emphasized his background as a champion of public education. He is a founder of two Colorado charter schools and a six-year member of the state Board of Education. He also supports a universal health-care system and a quick end to the war in Iraq.

Election Day Setbacks to Gays and Lesbians

November 4, 2008 marked a transformational day in American history. With the election of the first African-American as president of the United States, the world, all of a sudden, became closer and a bit more unified. People were rejoicing in five continents. Although supporters of John McCain and Sarah Palin understandably may not have felt euphoric when the networks declared Barack Obama president at 11:00 p.m. EDT, I sure did.

But my elation was doused not that long afterwards, as three gay marriage bans and one anti-gay adoption initiative all apparently succeeded, reminding me that the country still has not taken that next big step.

Read more at stevecharing.blogspot.com.

Taking a Risk, But Calling for Obama!

I know it’s a risk, it’s only 9:55 p.m. EST, but GayAgenda.com is calling it for Obama! I hope more than anything ever hoped for I’m right, but I believe Obama is the next President of the United States.

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