It's important to remember that it wasn't all bad news on Election Day.
Washington state probably managed to push through their "everything but marriage" domestic partnership law.
Kalamazoo, Michigan voted 62-38 to extend anti-discrimination protections to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina elected Mark Kleinschmidt, an openly gay man, as mayor.
With that said, there's one issue that's looming with an air of hope and potential despair. Republican Chris Christie beat out Jon Corzine in the New Jersey gubernatorial race. Corzine had recently promised to sign a marriage equality bill if it hit his desk, but Christie's been advocating for NJ voters to decide on the matter.
Garden State Equality is now upping their efforts to get same-sex marriage legislation approved before Corzine leaves office. Yesterday, they released a fantastic video that both reinforces that gay couples are just like their heterosexual counterparts and shows that some straight folks think that the idea of "preserving the institution of marriage" is completely ridiculous. Keep your fingers crossed!
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