Poll: Who would you like to see as the next President?
By Randy Shulman
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August 8, 2015
Time to turkey-trot out a timely gratitude column. I often extol the benefits of gratitude. It may have come later in life, but I have learned that simply being thankful is a nearly impenetrable shield from life's blows. It's a superpower. No wonder Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday after New Year's Eve.
Most LGBTQ Americans are probably not feeling particularly grateful ahead of this year's feasting. According to polling commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign, we voted for Vice President Kamala Harris over President-elect Donald Trump by an 84-14 margin.
So, what's there to be particularly grateful for as we watch the Gilded Age 2.0 billionaire class line up behind a guy who's already shown us how little he cares for democracy? As even the popular vote has apparently nudged into the Trump column?
Following President-elect Donald Trump's rout of Kamala Harris, many LGBTQ organizations were left reeling. Still, they vowed to continue advocating for their ultimate goal of equality for all LGBTQ people.
They emerged battered but unbowed following Tuesday's election, which was characterized as a populist revolt against inflation and higher prices for consumer goods, foreign interference in global conflicts, unchecked immigration, and liberal viewpoints. The latter issue was motivated, in part, by angst about increased LGBTQ visibility and allegations that schools were "indoctrinating" youth into identifying as LGBTQ.
In the wake of Donald Trump's win in the 2024 election, some voters have been receiving offensive text messages.
The FBI said in a statement that it is aware of a flood of texts aimed at LGBTQ people being told to report to a "re-education camp," an apparent reference to conversion therapy.
Diana Brier, a 41-year-old lesbian, told The New York Times that she received one of the texts referring to an executive order and instructing her to check in to be transported to an undisclosed location for an "LGB re-education camp." The message also mentioned Trump and the date of his inauguration.
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