Interviews with Queer Women

Street Talkers: Election ’08

Thirteen months from now YOU will choose a new president. So, if you know more about YouTube’s Obama Girl than you do about Barack’s policies, if you’re hot for Hillary yet don’t know her take on gay marriage, if you’re McLovin’ McCain or a Kucinich chick just ’cause you think he’s “nice,” you better start doing your research. Recently, we asked 10 of our NYC-based readers this question: If the election wree held tomorrow, who would get your vote?

Name: Lauren
Age: 20-something
Residence: Howard Beach, Queens
Occupation: Actor and performance artist

Your Vote: None of them are that great. Probably Hillary, although I think she sucks in so many ways.

Do gay issues affect your choice? It’s complicated. Representatives who support gay issues could help my community on some levels, but issues like health care and foreign policy affect all of us. Saying that, I could not support someone who is openly homophobic or supports anti-gay legislation.

What Do You Think?