Politics (Well Done!)

I swear to all gods that this will be my only political post of the day.

I'd just like to welcome to elected officialdom the following people:

-- Patricia Todd, who will represent District 54 in the Alabama State House. Todd is the first openly gay person ever elected to any office in the state.

-- Kathy Webb, who will represent District 37 in the Arkansas State House. Webb is the first openly gay person ever elected to any office in the state.

-- Henry Fernandez, who won a seat on the Lawrence Township School Board, making him the first openly gay person ever elected to any office in Indiana.

-- Al McAffrey, who will represent District 88 in the Oklahoma State House. McAffrey is the first openly gay person ever elected to the Oklahoma state legislature.

-- Jolie Justus, who will represent District 10 in the Missouri State Senate. Justus is the first openly gay state senator in Missouri history.

-- Ed Murray, who will represent District 43 in the Washington State Senate. Murray, a former state representative, is the first openly gay state senator in Washington history.

-- Matt McCoy, who becomes the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the Iowa legislature. McCoy, a sitting state senator, came out during his last term.

-- Ken Keechl, who won a seat on the Broward County Commission in Florida, beating an appointee of Gov. Jeb Bush.

-- Jamie Pedersen, who becomes the third consecutive openly gay person to be elected to represent District 43 in the Washington State House.

-- Judge Virginia Linder will join Rives Kistler on the Oregon Supreme Court, making it the first state ever to have two openly gay Supreme Court Justices, according to preliminary results.

Could it be that at least scattered about the US are people who think that it might be okay for gay people to be involved in policy-making, and you know, be people and citizens? That would be nice. Special woo-hoo for Jolie Justus, who will be representing our little slice of Missouri, and who is the political darling of the E3 household. We will be watching her career with interest.

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Politics (Well Done!)

I swear to all gods that this will be my only political post of the day.

I'd just like to welcome to elected officialdom the following people:

-- Patricia Todd, who will represent District 54 in the Alabama State House. Todd is the first openly gay person ever elected to any office in the state.

-- Kathy Webb, who will represent District 37 in the Arkansas State House. Webb is the first openly gay person ever elected to any office in the state.

-- Henry Fernandez, who won a seat on the Lawrence Township School Board, making him the first openly gay person ever elected to any office in Indiana.

-- Al McAffrey, who will represent District 88 in the Oklahoma State House. McAffrey is the first openly gay person ever elected to the Oklahoma state legislature.

-- Jolie Justus, who will represent District 10 in the Missouri State Senate. Justus is the first openly gay state senator in Missouri history.

-- Ed Murray, who will represent District 43 in the Washington State Senate. Murray, a former state representative, is the first openly gay state senator in Washington history.

-- Matt McCoy, who becomes the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the Iowa legislature. McCoy, a sitting state senator, came out during his last term.

-- Ken Keechl, who won a seat on the Broward County Commission in Florida, beating an appointee of Gov. Jeb Bush.

-- Jamie Pedersen, who becomes the third consecutive openly gay person to be elected to represent District 43 in the Washington State House.

-- Judge Virginia Linder will join Rives Kistler on the Oregon Supreme Court, making it the first state ever to have two openly gay Supreme Court Justices, according to preliminary results.

Could it be that at least scattered about the US are people who think that it might be okay for gay people to be involved in policy-making, and you know, be people and citizens? That would be nice. Special woo-hoo for Jolie Justus, who will be representing our little slice of Missouri, and who is the political darling of the E3 household. We will be watching her career with interest.

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This is the worst thing I have ever posted on LiveJournal.

I dedicate this entry to labstar, who wanted more sex and less politics on LJ today.

niveus_tigris and I are going to write a romance novel about demonic possession. It's a story that pretty much writes itself, but in order to do this thing the right way, I think we're going to need some input from the VURD. Here's how you can help:

Please comment with a euphemism for genitalia of any flavor.

Archaeologists ten centuries from now will determine that this was a bad idea.

This is the worst thing I have ever posted on LiveJournal.

I dedicate this entry to labstar, who wanted more sex and less politics on LJ today.

niveus_tigris and I are going to write a romance novel about demonic possession. It's a story that pretty much writes itself, but in order to do this thing the right way, I think we're going to need some input from the VURD. Here's how you can help:

Please comment with a euphemism for genitalia of any flavor.

Archaeologists ten centuries from now will determine that this was a bad idea.