In New York, not just getting mad, getting even. Focus is on 2010 elections.

Joe Jervis (a.k.a. Joe.My.God) and Andy Towle were at a large rally in New York City to protest the ugly vote on marriage equality in the State Senate. New York's LGBT community isn't just angry, it sounds like they've got their eye on the prize: the 2010 elections.

Andy has some great photos and video. And, this from Joe.My.God:

Throughout the crowd and from the stage, threats of retribution rained down on the "Hate 38," the Senators that voted against equality. Particular scorn was heaped upon the eight traitorous Democrats, whose faces adorn many placards and who were named and shamed from the microphone. Hearty cheers went up whenever our new heroes like Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson were mentioned. The crowd was instructed about the coming 2010 elections and the NYC seats now in everyone's crosshairs. The evening was definitely not another useless venting of rage, as these things are often characterized.

Maybe that's the one good thing to come from this. We now know who are friends are -- and those who aren't. That's vital information because several of the Senators who voted against us, like State Senator Joseph Addabbo from Queens, got large contributions from gay donors last fall.

I checked the 2008 campaign finance reports for Addabbo. For example, Tim Gill gave him $9,500 last year. HRC's New York PAC gave him $9,500. Gay donor Jon Stryker gave him $4,000. Now, I'm not saying money buys votes, but most candidates are so blatant about taking money from people they intend to screw over. And, all that money can now be directed towards his primary opponent. Addabbo told the New York Times that his constituents were opposed to marriage equality:

Mr. Addabbo said that he and his staff kept a log of all the calls, e-mail messages and letters that came into his office on same-sex marriage — 400 in all, he said.

“Seventy-four percent were against it,” he said. “I was trying to represent the consensus of my district.”

So, Addabbo thinks he voted with his constituents. We'll see about that.

We're seeing that politicians in DC and in New York don't fear the gays. They think we've got no where else to go, that we'll just keep giving them money, even if they don't fulfill their promises. That has to end, which is why we started "Don't Ask, Don't Give." There must be consequences. And, we know most Republicans are hopeless so we have to beat bad Democrats in primaries. Fear of losing an election is a very motivating factor for elected officials. Sometimes it's the only motivating factor.