tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311222952981599277.post5507396245674334429..comments2023-10-19T05:22:08.094-05:00Comments on Ameriqueer: MY FIRST OUT AND ABOUT ILLINOIS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311222952981599277.post-59406530254193245562009-11-12T14:08:20.720-06:002009-11-12T14:08:20.720-06:00Thanks again for your support, Flo!Thanks again for your support, Flo!Ameriqueerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770472851820914959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311222952981599277.post-80541232783685192012009-11-11T22:56:13.326-06:002009-11-11T22:56:13.326-06:00congratulations on you landing this very nice - ma...<br>congratulations on you landing this<br> very nice - may i say prestigious? - gig.<br>great going!<br><br>the washington, d.c. news sounds very promising - do you know if they have the same form of obscene referendum laws in place, such as cali and maine do -ready to pounce? *sigh*<br><br>my own NY - call me a pessimist - seems very <i>iffy</i> to me. i do not trust that this very, very volatile and dysfunctional state senate can pull itself together and do the right thing.<br><br>i had lobbied my senator personally on april 28 in a huge coordinated event sponsored by empire state pride agenda, as well as participated in the rally the same day.<br>but we might have been a few votes short even then.<br><br>NY's senate then proceeded to have a cartoonish nervous breakdown that halted all business until summer recess kicked in.<br>how convenient.<br><br>our aggressively pro-equality governor is pushing hard, but his ratings are in the toilet due to other issues.<br>emboldened by the repulsive maine results, this senate does not warrant my trust.<br>we'll see.<br><br>i'll be glad to be kept up on illinois GLBTQ news: my best friend in the world, my e-soul brother, and his husband live joyfully together there.<br><br>i am not very 'up' on illinois progress.<br>my friend is 99% out and definitely proud, though he has a high-powered job where he keeps his private life very separate from his professional life: that 1% is an almost DADT situation which he feels is necessary in his current environment.<br> he keeps up with the national movement, donates regularly, but admits ms. str8 beeyotch is the bigger activist, LOL. <br><br>so i'd love to keep up with the situation in his/your state.<br><br>kudos, again, on your journalism assignment!<br><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++the czarinanoreply@blogger.com