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Big Screen: Tarnation’ takes a look atagayfUmmaker’s dysfuncBonai family 38 North and South Carolina North Carolina: Anti-gay group protests Charlotte Pride 10 South Carolina: Ed Madden becomes President of SCGLPM 13 ^appy Thcuzkt^gving to oitr *^upporterd noted . notable . noteworthy GLBT issues Q-Living Special Section: Remembering Thanksgiving VOLUME X9 . ISSUE 14 SINCE 1984 WWW.Q-NOTES.COM NOVEMBER 20.2004 Where do we go from here? Bush wins, Kerry concedes and allegations of voter fraud continue ■ to swirl throughout the country by David Moore Q-Notes staff Bush. The Electors will not meet and vote until Dec. 13. Questions concerning the results of this elec tion would have to be addressed before that date. Now a few weeks post election 2004, the sting of the Republican victory in the White House, the Senate and the Congress seems less painful. Looking back at an interesting battle about who would initially capture the nomination and then a vibrant Democratic convention, it hardly seems possible that Kerry could have lost his bid for the presidency. According to countless polls he won all three debates hands-down. Never in American history has a candidate who claimed that achievement failed to capture the White House. Kerry conceded to Bush rather quickly — especially given the numerous accounts of voter irregularities and accusations that range from Republican voter registrants liter ally throwing away Democratic forms to mal functioning machines that counted votes for Kerry as a vote for Bush. Is it all said and done yet? In the minds of most Americans, the answer is yes. George W. Bush is our presi dent for another four years. But in reality — the Electoral College has not yet chosen Did same-sex marriage cost Kerry the White House? The evangelicals and die hard right-wingers want you to believe that. According to some political pundits, that’s just what happened. The final battle, so to speak, was played out in Ohio. There were well over five million votes cast with a difference between Bush and Kerry of just 136,483 votes. Ohio was also one of the li states that voted to amend its constitution to ban same- sex marriage — 62 percent to 38 percent. The 'morality' vote A survey by the Pew Center, regarding reports that most voters placed “moral issues” at the top of their list of reasons to vote, attempts to debunk the theory that the massive voter turn-out was generated by an anti-gay fervor. According to an Associated Press story. The Pew Center polled over 1,000 voters who said they voted in the 2004 presiden tial election. When they were given a spec ified list, “moral values” was indeed at the In happier times: John Kerry two days before the election. top of the list (27 percent), followed by the war in Iraq (22 percent) and the economy at 21 percent.- But, when asked an open-ended ques tion about the top issue, Iraq and the econ omy moved past moral values. Iraq was picked by 27 percent, the economy by 14 percent and moral values tied with terror ism at nine percent. Man commits suidde Bush’s apparent victory was a crushing blow to most in the LGBT community and liberal voters throughout the country. In New York City, a 25-year-old man from see LGBT on 5 N.C.'s Mike Easley: friend or foe? Democratic governor wins re-election while claiming to support a gay mam'age ban in N.C. N.C. Governor Mike Easley: 'I support current state low (that was authored by Sen. [Jim] Forrester) which expressly prohibits aoy marriage.' RALEIGH, N.C. — He’s a Democrat. He just captured the governor’s chair for a second time in a race against uber- conservative Patrick Ballentyne. According to recently-elect ed New Hanover County Sen. Julia Boseman — an out les bian — he encouraged her to run for office. Equality N.C. PAC has said in the past that Gov. Mike Easley has been good on LGBT- related issues like employment discrimination and hate crimes. It would appear, however, that Easley doesn’t want any of us to get married anytime soon. Not just once, but twice. see GOVERNORon 4 N.C. gets a lesbian state senator New Hanover County's Julio Boseman claims victory in Wilmington-area race by Donald Miller Julia Boseman is no stranger to N.C. politics. She’s served as a coun ty commissioner for six years and is now preparing to take office as the first openly lesbian N.C. state senator. “I’m ready to get to work," says Boseman. "1 appreciate the support of the citizens of New Hanover County and I want to keep bringing good-paying jobs and increase funding for education and things that are important to us." Boseman also says she plans to intro duce a bill for the film industry and a bill that will allow people to vote on a lottery. “I’d also like to try to expand the pre scription drug plan for seniors,” she con tinues. Born and raised in Wilmington, Boseman shares her life with partner Melissa Jarrell, a coach at The University of North Carolina - Wilmington. The two are parents to a son named N.C. State Senator Julia Boseman. Jacob. see BOSEMAN on 4
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