@El'endiaStarman I've been told with some certainty that the most we will get in the first election will be 4.
(the reason behind that decision is that our elections only allow for the selection of 3 candidates per ballot and electing more than 3 people at a time becomes a dicey proposition, 4 can be done, but more than that and you risk electing someone with not very much consensus behind them). The remedy that was proposed was to put our second election on a somewhat faster track.
@El'endiaStarman I know it's silly, but I had to implement a wrapper for it last week and this week at work and if I can save someone else that trouble...well it might just be worth it.
@TRiG Me, neither. I found a page that talks about the origins of the Coexist bumper sticker with info on each symbol and their intended meaning at carryabigsticker.com/coexist.htm
The "e" is adorned with the symbols for male and female. According to Wikipedia, the male symbol (an arrow pointing away from a circle) is derived from the astronomical and astrological symbol for Mars.
The female symbol (a cross-like symbol fixed to the bottom of a circle) is derived from the symbol of Venus. When used together, the symbols can signify intersexual or transgender. However, the designer of this sticker has told me that when he added the male and female symbols, he was trying to promote the idea of harmony between men and women. Read more about gender symbols on Wikipedia.
If you look at the Wikipedea link, you can see where the person that made this image got the idea that it represents "gay rights" because people tend to roll up LGBT into one ball. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_symbol
A google image search shows why they'd think it was a symbol for transgender rather than the intended male/female harmony.
