Suffragists: The Women Who Got Your Vote

You may have seen the flick, "Iron-Jawed Angels", about those brave women who endured jail, torture and worse in order to get women the legal right to vote in the United States. Now check out the histories and photos of the REAL iron-jawed angels, members of the National Woman's Party who were arrested and imprisoned for their role in suffrage protests.

They were all ages, rich, middle-class and poor and came from some pretty diverse backgrounds. But they all had the same goal. If reading their stories and looking into their eyes doesn't convince you to make them proud by voting this year, there's just no hope for ya. (Link goes to a PDF document, so you can forward it around via email. Also the pic is the real Alice Paul, portrayed in the movie by Hilary Swank.)

Potential Marriage Ban Brings Out Cali Voters, Cash

Spirits are high in California, where a ballot initiative's been floating around that would quash same-sex marriage in that state. Both the "fors" and the "againsts" have poured a combined $41.2 million bucks into the issue.

"For an issue like this, it's a lot of money," said Rachel Weiss, a spokeswoman for the national Organization on Money in State Politics. "California is in its own universe."

Gay Political Clout Growing in South Florida

Link Although the Sunshine State has plenty of gay hotspots -- Key West and Fort Lickerdale, uh Lauderdale, among them -- it's not known as a terribly gay-friendly state. But political-minded queers are working to change that by making their presence known via the voting booth.