My vote on election day isn’t revolutionary; perhaps it was in 1788, but not anymore. I’m white and I’m male. I come from a land-owning family. I’m doing what people like me have been doing since the Revolution.
Tag: Voting Rights
Tuesday is Election Day, and for the first time in a decade, the chances of an openly gay or lesbian candidate being elected to the North Carolina General Assembly are slim to none. Come January, the state legislature will likely include no openly LGBT voices. The state missed its opportunity to ensure LGBT community representation […]
The Weekly Wrap — the most important, impactful and interesting news stories, ideas, cultural trends or just plain-old fun and oddball items I found this week. 1. N.C. voter suppression law partly reversed The biggest political story, by far, this week was the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse parts of North Carolina’s far-reaching voter […]