Watching the US election unfold from a gay bar in San Francisco was tough, but ‘the fight begins now’

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Last night was hard. Even as a bystander to the events my heart aches having watched people’s excitement turn to dismay.

I arrived at Hi Tops, a gay bar in San Francisco, at around 7pm to a party in full swing. Every seat was occupied and standing room was scarce. Multiple TVs were tuned into CNN’s coverage of the 2024 US presidential election and all eyes were fixed on them. At this point Donald Trump was in the lead, with Kamala Harris on around 50 electoral college votes. The night was young and a lot could happen. A wary optimism prevailed. 

As results came in, there were cheers for Kamala’s wins and boos for Trump’s. As more and more results were announced, narrowing Kamala’s path to victory,

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