The fact that Trump and Pence won the election, is to me personally, beyond terrifying. Not JUST as a gay man. We've elected a person who has less self control then a two year old child, who can not control his temper, who does not respect women, who can not run a business. I'm sorry, you've had how many bankruptcies? I know more then enough about how it's 'legal' and a way to 'redistribute debts', etc. That said, it indicates a degree of incompetence at a staggering level. I'm not even going to touch on the rest of Trump's issues.
As for Pence shudders
As a HUMAN BEING they terrify me. I could easily see under their leadership and the backlash they're whipping up fifty, sixty or more years of social progress wiped out. I can easily see the issues of the Cold War returning with a vengeance and MAD being a reality, and not just a potential threat.
This… this is what we elected. I voted for Hillary Clinton, not out of any agreement or approval of her as a Presidential Candidate, but because the alternative was even less tolerable. I voted for Bernie Sanders, as he was the ONLY Candidate that actually CARES about the regular person on the street.
I can only say this, when we look back at this day in history, we'll mark it as a major turning point in history. And I don't see it as a turning point for the better.