After watching Maine make a big mistake, I spoke to a conservative blogger and asked a question; What percentage of the population fall under the LGBTQ banner? His answer: 5%  As we know, the standard answer from the media and powers that be is a typical 10%. If you ask someone from the community, you will hear between 15 and 20%. My thoughts are that the truth lies somewhere within. But what I find terrible is that if you go to a Pride event, you would believe it is 25%, but on voting day, it seems closer to 5%. Why is this? I spent a great deal of time on the website last night, until about 2am texting with a member of the transgender community. Although the way we are identified are very different, our opionions were remarkably the same. As I had mentioned in a blog yesterday, there is no "unity" in the community. We all seem to march under the same flag, but refuse to fight the war together. Imagine the pride of marching under the flag of your country, stating your independence and individuality, but when attacked, you scatter and show no solidarity. Your country would not last very long. The difference in the LGBTQ community is that there is solidarity, but only on certain days of the year, certain events, or raliies and functions. Where are we the rest of the year? Do we deserve a flag? Or maybe just a G flag, an L flag, a T flag, etc. I can assure you this: If we all march to a different tune, we will never be united and heard. It is clear that each individual group has its own inherant set of issues, but as a whole, the functioning in society as a discriminated against minority is certainly a common bond. I look at the U.S the day before 9/11 and the day after. Everyone going about their own lives and worried about their own problems until one day when something terrible happens. On 9/12, we were ALL Americans, we were ALL united. We ALL stood together. What terrible event needs to occur for this community to stand together? Another Hitler? Maybe I am missing something, but for each stride that is made, it seems that the goal is another stride away. We formed MPower-Now.com to unite, put aside differences and build our collective voice. Some of us are on Facebook, some of us MySpace, some spend time on dating sites, some are on regional LGBTQ sites. There are 150,000,000 people on Facebook, and I can assure you that 15,000,000 do not fly the flag. We are scattered everywhere. Our site is here and was built to build our collective voices, to strenghten the community, put aside menial differences and work harder than ever towards a common goal. Are we ready to start acheiving? One thing I can tell you: IT IS TIME.  We have opened the site for full viewing even if you are not a member to see the direction we are going. This is your life, start making a difference in it. Kelly Kruse  www.mpower-now.com