Same mayor, different gender

I know I'm not the only one whose utter post-election joy was tainted, slightly, by Wednesday's revelation that California's Proposition 8 had passed. As similar measures prohibiting same-sex marriage and adoption proved successful in other states, 2008's election illustrated not only how far we've come in terms of race relations but also that we've got a long way to go in the battle over equal… » Full Story on Salon.com