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By andylc • 13 years ago

Libby Mitchell wins democratic nod in Maine’s Gubernatorial Primary, becoming first woman to do so

Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell has broken some records in her time. She is the first woman in Maine to hold the distinction of being both the Speaker of the House and the Senate President. She has sponsored first in the national legislation on early childhood education. She’s done amazing work across party lines. And last year she stood on the senate floor and spoke on the importance of marriage equality.

Last night Libby broke another record. Libby became the first woman to win the democratic nomination for Governor in Maine. I’m so proud to have worked on her campaign from early on, and I am so excited to continue through November. Were Libby to win, which I am confident she will, she will be the first female Governor in the State of Maine.

My support for Libby comes from her politics, not her gender. She supports nearly every big issue I care deeply about, and I would have supported and campaigned for any of the candidates if that were their distinction. It wasn’t. But the fight to break through the glass ceiling of politics is nowhere near over, and I think it’t wonderful to see women like Libby Mitchell, like Hillary Clinton, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray. I don’t agree with the politics of all these woman, but they are all breaking down barriers every day by DOING. I think that’s incredibly important.

Congratulations, Libby! I’m so proud to work on your campaign.

By andylc • 14 years ago

We’re not promoting breast cancer awareness. Instead we’re letting it know it has wardrobe options.

There’s a meme going around facebook right now. Apparently, if you’re a female bodied person between the ages of 12 and 75 (those were the two extremes on my status updates list last night) it’s The Thing To Do to change your Facebook status to the color of your bra right now.

It promotes breast cancer awareness.

Apparently.

Last night, after seeing a multitude of friends update their statuses to different colors I got the meme in my mailbox. From one of my former high school teachers. Yes, folks, this had spread far and wide.

We are playing a game…… silly, but fun! Write the color of your bra as your status, just the color, nothing else!! Copy this and pass it on to ...

By andylc • 14 years ago

I can’t be the only person feeling this way

I fully admit I don’t listen to much music. My 1st generation 1g iPod nano broke sometime this summer and I haven’t bothered to try to find the money to get another one yet. My computer has been broken for a few months (I am using a computer lab computer right now) so I don’t have any of my music here, either. But even when I did have those things I didn’t listen to much music. It was mainly feminist/queer folksy or rock with some riot grrrl thrown in there. Popular music is not even on my radar. I go to a tiny little hippie college where I’m only in a car once a ...

I fully admit I don’t listen to much music. My 1st generation 1g iPod nano broke sometime this summer and I haven’t bothered to try to find the money to get another one yet. My ...

By andylc • 14 years ago

Marriage Equality Repealed in Maine

I live in Maine.

Yesterday I was at a bar in Bangor with organizers from all over "northern" Maine as we debriefed and then watched the results come in. First we were optimistic – the numbers were in our favor. We watched as our lead shrunk, and then we fell behind.

I don’t think I will ever understand how this can happen, much less how this could have happened 34 times at this point. I’m 22 and I have been fighting for equality since I was 12. Obviously I’m not going to stop fighting, but I just don’t understand.

I cried long and hard last night as we drove back from Bangor to Ellsworth, and then as I drove myself back to ...

I live in Maine.

Yesterday I was at a bar in Bangor with organizers from all over "northern" Maine as we debriefed and then watched the results come in. First we were optimistic – the numbers were ...