The 2008 election
Towards a more perfect union?
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Across the country, hopeful bumper stickers proclaim '1/20/09 -- End of an Error,' a reference to the inauguration date of the next president and a comment on the political dark ages of the past eight years.
Given the Bush administration's hostility to civil rights -- and indeed, to the rule of law -- gay people have a special interest in the outcome of November's elections. We asked four contributors to comment on what a new president will mean and what will be needed to make January 20, 2009, the beginning of a better era for us.