I watched helplessly on Tuesday night as yet another vote was held on whether or not I deserve equal rights in this country. I watched my countrymen once again say that I am not quite human enough to deserve the same respect, dignity and rights that they enjoy.
I watched President Obama, the self-described "fierce advocate" for gay rights, very very carefully word a statement that was at best lukewarm in his support for those on the side of equality in Maine. I spoke face to face with my Congressman who looked helpless to me while he explained it would be difficult to pass the Uniting American Families Act. I still have the letter he sent me when I wrote him to ask him to co-sponsor that bill. He claimed to support it, but refused to co-sponsor.
o more will I sit back and accept your promises, your urgings to wait for equality. I'm sick of it. Stand up and get
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This Wallet is Now Closed (Preparing Our Exile)
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UnitedByLove 826 days ago
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Preparing Our Exile Immigration Law Options
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Fight4theRight 938 days ago
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So let's talk for a minute about what laws would need to change for Alex and me to stay here....It's possible that something will change, but I really don't expect to see movement on these issues unless Obama wins a second term. We're quickly running out of runway for this term, because gay issues will be swept under the rught in 2010 for the mid-term elections, and after that it will be Presidential re-election time, so if it doesn't happen this year, it likely won't happen until late 2012 or sometime in 2013.
As a couple, Alex and I don't have that kind of time. That's the reason for this blog, and that's the reason that we're preparing our exile....
THERE ARE 1,138 FEDERAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH MARRIAGE. BECAUSE WE ARE GAY, ONE OF THOSE RIGHTS WILL FORCE US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY OR LIVE APART. THIS BLOG WILL COVER OUR JOURNEY.
As a couple, Alex and I don't have that kind of time. That's the reason for this blog, and that's the reason that we're preparing our exile....
THERE ARE 1,138 FEDERAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH MARRIAGE. BECAUSE WE ARE GAY, ONE OF THOSE RIGHTS WILL FORCE US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY OR LIVE APART. THIS BLOG WILL COVER OUR JOURNEY.
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