tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post8809679859835014731..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Tom and ShaneDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-59065312517828161422012-10-18T14:25:51.885-04:002012-10-18T14:25:51.885-04:00So horribly sad.
My parnter and I had been toge...So horribly sad. <br /><br />My parnter and I had been together 17 years when it became legal for us to marry. We did so quickly, in a very small ceremony, because a federal election was coming and we were afraid a new government might take away our right to marry. <br /> <br />In part, we married specifically to protect and enshrine our legal status in relation to each other. That wasn't the only reason...but it was a reason. <br /><br />wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-2169122808600819092012-10-15T17:25:31.043-04:002012-10-15T17:25:31.043-04:00I think Julia raises a poignant point about the di...I think Julia raises a poignant point about the different levels of persecution that GLBT people face around the world (or, I would say, even within the same country, or the same city, or the same apartment building, as so much variation has to do not only with national-level factors such as legislation but also very personal factors such as the level of support or lack thereof from one's own family).<br /><br />There is an organization, <a href="http://www.allout.org/" rel="nofollow">http://allout.org</a>, that works to fight GLBT persecution all around the world, including in those countries where being gay can lead to a literal death sentence or jail sentence. There are probably other organizations like this working at an international level, though I am not as familiar with them. <br /><br />Does anyone here know of an equivalent international organization working to promote the right of people with disabilities to love whom they will love, develop meaningful realtionships with others, and so forth?<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-21241862931717730032012-10-15T11:35:47.244-04:002012-10-15T11:35:47.244-04:00Dave,
I want to send something to you via (snail)...Dave,<br /><br />I want to send something to you via (snail) mail. ( real mail)<br />Is ther a official address in Canada you can give or show to me?<br />Since my emails do not seem to reach you...<br />JuliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51533534764059698582012-10-15T11:33:23.450-04:002012-10-15T11:33:23.450-04:00Dave,
saw the video and did not know waht to do f...Dave,<br /><br />saw the video and did not know waht to do first after I finished crying.<br /><br />Then discovered how grateful I can be to live in an comparishable safe country. That for me it is something quite naturally to know people and have friends that live together outside the concept of male to female love. That I sometimes am able to stop thinking about my worth in society inspite of my disability (which was a huge learning process for me) and just live - and someday maybe even accept a relationship for myself...<br /><br />I will tell all my friends about this video, not because this would be a big issue around them , but because it is still in issue in this world and in other peoples heads. In turkey they still kill openly gay couples...<br /><br />It hurts to know the boundries in your own head as well as in other peoples heads. But it is something to work on!<br />I am working on it every day.<br /><br />JuliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-79398969568200234122012-10-15T08:31:22.964-04:002012-10-15T08:31:22.964-04:00Perfectly said: "I think, perhaps, that the h...Perfectly said: "I think, perhaps, that the human ability to politicise love is one of the worst traits of our species."<br /><br />Hard video to watch first thing in the morning, but so worth the time spent. I've always heard this type of situation as a "talking point" about legalizing gay marriage, and I understood it in my head; but their story - and the beautiful way it was told - makes it so much more real. <br /><br />I hope it changes minds. So many minds still need to be changed. <br /><br />I do have to add, that I find the story of Dave and Joe remarkable - I remember those times ... you were light years ahead of them ... :-) Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624151975591059655noreply@blogger.com