This USA Today article showcases democracy at its finest. Gay and Lesbian candidates, fed up with state-sponsored discrimination against them, seek to insert themselves into Bushco state legislatures across the country including Alabama, Arkasas, and Oklahoma this Fall. Incumbents in Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, North Carolina and Utah will attempt to defend their respective state legislature posts.

I’m really happy to see that the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund is shelling out millions to help these candidates. It’s absolutely necessary for activism to spearhead the frontlines of the gay marriage battle in homo-friendly states. But, it’s also imperative that gays shore up the attack from the rear — that gay and lesbian citizens take active roles in the more homphobic (Bushco) states where they can prevent state-sponsored discrimination from within the system. Utah state senator Scott McCoy did just this, by blocking a bill that would have denied gay partner benefits.

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