I haven't been able to get on all day!

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

That's what I fully intend to do. But I have to confess that when you find yourself fighting for everything and anything you have in life, it gets a bit exhausting after awhile. Your resolve takes a beating, and sometimes it's harder to pick yourself back up after a huge defeat. Especially when it feels as if half the country is against you.

But I will keep fighting. Not just for me, but for my friends. Especially the younger ones... for Hillary, for Curtis, for Josh, and many others... so that, when they're in their 30s, it'll be easier for them than it is for me and my friends who are in their 30s.
Just as I know my gay friends who are in their 40s and 50s fought (and continue to fight) so hard so that things would be easier for those of us younger than they are.

I don't think anyone is throwing in the towel and giving up. I just think we're all a little demoralized right now, and reacting in our own ways.
Some of us are trying to look at the bright side, some of us are severely depressed, some of us are angry and lashing out, and most of us are experiencing a combination of all of those reactions.

We've exprienced a great blow to our morale, and it's going to take some time to regroup and face the next series of battles, but we'll do it.

Everything in its own time.

True true - there has been a major setback and there should be a mourning period - I guess I was just tired of hearing people complain I"m over it now...

I am grateful - as are others for the work our older gay/lebsian friends have done in the past...one man in my old town was 70-something - had been married most of his adult life - then realized why he'd been so miserable all his life - he's gay -and man - this guy is a fighter...does so much for the younger community...it's much appreciated...and I aslo intend to get involved to pave the way for change

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to address the original purpose of this thread....
I haven't been able to get it on all day, either....