“For months, John McCain and the Republicans went after Barack Obama for lacking the experience they felt was necessary in order to be commander in chief. Yet, on this day, an aging John McCain, who is the oldest Presidential nominee in history, chose a running mate – a person that is just a heart beat away from the Presidency – that has no foreign policy experience, no national experience and limited state government experience...a virtual unknown who has only been Governor for less than 2 years of a state with a population of fewer than 680,000 people. ... I believe John McCain chose Gov. Palin because he truly believes that women who supported Hillary – an experienced, brilliant, life-long public servant – would vote for him because his Vice President has two x chromosomes. [H]is selection of Governor Palin has demonstrated that he is willing to put his desperation to win this election above the welfare of the American people. ... This calculated, cynical ploy to pull away a small percentage of Hillary’s women voters from Barack Obama will not work. We are not that stupid!”

“Since marriage equality was won, some of our organizations, [top lobby group] Egale Canada, for example, seem to be making trans issues a very high priority. Now, perhaps that is where the majority of us want to go next. But maybe not. Maybe we want to put school safety and the creation of gay-positive curriculum at the top of our agenda. Or a bill to reform Canada Customs. Or legalizing prostitution and adult performances. Or the right to donate blood and organs. Or legalizing threesomes. Or increased funding for AIDS prevention. How about getting rid of the Stephen Harper government. ... I don’t personally think it (trans rights) should be at the top of the list.”