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Monthly Archives: September 2011
My Book Tells the Sad Stories of LGBT Binational Couples Like Mine
I posted this on Jose Antonio Vargas’ Define American blog today. Now I’m sharing it with you. I hope you share it far and wide! Please… Find out more about Vargas and his work at http://www.defineamerican.com Because I cannot sponsor … Continue reading
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Prop. 8 Video Decision Appealed – Reposting California Communities United Institute Post
Prop 8 Video Decision Appealed One had to expect it. And it has happened. During the US District Court trial on Proposition 8, the proceedings were filmed. At the end of the trial (in which Proposition 8 was declared unconstitutional), … Continue reading
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Tagged Boyce Hinman, California Communities United Institute, Prop 8, Proposition 8
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Sharing This Think Progress Article on Gender Issues in Television…
Passing this on from Think Progress… The Need For Gender Equality In Television Sep 26, 2011 | By Alyssa Rosenberg The fall television season’s a great time for fresh starts — to welcome back favorite television shows and hope they’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Alyssa Rosenberg, Gender Equality, Gender Parity, Think Progress
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I Am a Groupie!
I have to admit I am a groupie – at least I felt like one last night. I met Jose Antonio Vargas! I talked to him. I hugged him. I told him how proud I was of him. He spoke … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien/Citizen (A Love Story), Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee, BAYMEC, binational couples, binational same sex, David W. Ross, Define American, Entry Denied, Eugenia Amador, Findhorn Press, I Do, I Do movie, Jose Antonio Vargas, Judy Rickard, Karin Bogliolo, LGBT binational couples, Machu Latorre, Marlo McKenzie, same-sex binational couples, Torn Apart
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Just Found Another Site from a Gay Binational Couple
I try to keep up with all I can find on our struggle, our issue. Just found a new couple to follow at their site, The Other Side of the Orange. This chronicles the lives of Guillermo Riveros and Gregory … Continue reading
Senator Dianne Feinstein Responded to My Letter about Comprehensive Immigration Reform
California Senator Dianne Feinstein, responded to my letter urging Comprehensive Immigration Reform… Dear Ms. Rickard: Thank you for contacting me to express your support for the “Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011″ (S. 1258), also known as the “CIR Act of … Continue reading
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Tagged @tornapartbook, AgJOBS, CIR 2011, comprehensive immigration reform, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011, Judy Rickard, President Obama, S. 1258, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Robert Menendez, Torn Apart
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You Know You’ve Been Around Awhile When….
Your NEW book is for sale used on amazon.com! If you haven’t bought Torn Apart: United by Love, Divided by Law, published by Findhorn Press yet – and especially if money is tight for you, go to amazon.com and find … Continue reading
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BAYMEC Dinner Saturday Night, September 24, 2011 in San Jose
So excited for our annual fundraising dinner for BAYMEC, our four-county LGBT PAC! Since 1984, BAYMEC (Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee) has worked to educate and endorse and donate to LGBT candidates and allies. While a non-partisan PAC, it’s not … Continue reading
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) Goes Away September 20
Was pleased to see The Advocate article about First Lady Michelle Obama including LGBT military families in her National Military Initiative – Dr. Biden too. Read the article at this link: http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/09/19/Michelle_Obama_Welcomes_Gay_Families_to_National_Initiative/ And, a special on HBO tomorrow night, September … Continue reading
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Tagged @tornapartbook, binational same sex, comprehensive immigration reform, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Findhorn Press, Judy Rickard, LGBT binational couples, National Military Initiative, Respect for Marriage Act, Reuniting Families Act, RFA, same sex marriage, same-sex binational couples, Torn Apart, UAFA, Uniting American Families Act
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