Alabamians Make History by Electing Patricia Todd, First Open Lesbian to Serve in State Legislature

What's this? In my old home state? Never thought I would see the day....

Wingnuttia is probably having a melt down, and old Roy Moore is due for a stroke, any minute!.

HRC Alabamians Make History by Electing Patricia Todd, First Open Lesbian to Serve in State Legislature:

WASHINGTON - The Human Rights Campaign applauded the combined efforts of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, Equality Alabama and hundreds of Alabama Human Rights Campaign members as voters elected Patricia Todd to serve as the state representative in District 54. Todd becomes the state's first open lesbian to serve in the Alabama state Legislature. Todd won the race by razor-thin margin of 70 votes which underscores that every call, every e-mail and every conversation mattered and made a difference.

'From big cities to small towns, from blue states to red states ' equality is winning,' said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. 'We were proud to join the efforts of Equality Alabama and the Victory Fund in helping fair-minded voters get out to the ballot box. Representative Todd was supported by an intense ground effort that involved a broad group of supporters.'

Solmonese continued, 'We knew this election would be close and we reached out to our local network of supporters. More than 200 Human Rights Campaign members alone live in the 54th district and HRC staff called every one of them. We also contacted our members in Alabama and urged them to call their friends and families in Birmingham to remind them to vote.'