Lucky 7: Our Seventh Year in Review
The 2008 elections filled our hearts with hope even while the economic downturn emptied our pockets. We spoke out against corporate greed, fought for our right to marry and shamed those that would hold us down into becoming more tolerant. A crane collapsed in Manhattan; a plane landed in the Hudson River and justice prevailed with the country’s first transgender-related hate crime conviction. Here is a look back at the past year and the events that most affected us.
H. DYKES LIKE SYKES
At a Las Vegas Proposition 8-related rally in November, comedian Wanda Sykes came out to a massive crowd of gay-marriage supporters. Since then Sykes has been a strong advocate for marriage equality, and recently went on The Late Late Show, telling host Craig Ferguson gay marriage could save the economy. “Especially with men, we’re talking like millions of dollars in ice sculptures alone!”
