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Equal right to marry, and divorce (2 homosexual politicians split)
The Boston Globe ^ | 09/02/2010 | Jarrett Barrios

Posted on 09/02/2010 11:56:33 AM PDT by Andy'smom

...I was one of the first elected officials in the country to marry his same-sex partner. In part because there were so many naysayers, we worked to be a model couple — with each of us trying be the perfect husband. Like other lesbian and gay couples, we hoped to show our relationships for what they are: loving partnerships that deserve the possibility of “happily ever after” that marriage promises. Nearly a year ago, I separated from my partner. At the time, we had been together for 16 years and married for over five. I felt I couldn’t discuss it beyond my close circle of friends. Especially if you’re gay and arguing that marriage should be open to you, divorce seems to be the ultimate failure.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: doughattaway; homosexualagenda; jarretbarrios; samesexdivorce; samesexmarriage
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Jarrett Barrios is "married" to democratic spokesperson Doug Hattaway.
1 posted on 09/02/2010 11:56:40 AM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: Andy'smom

No political correctness here..This makes me sick.


2 posted on 09/02/2010 11:59:45 AM PDT by Watershed
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To: Andy'smom

He’s still young. He can still find someone in a washroom somewhere.


3 posted on 09/02/2010 12:00:12 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I want IMPROVEMENT, not just CHANGE.)
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To: Andy'smom

Did they give the kid back?


4 posted on 09/02/2010 12:00:17 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Andy'smom

When are people going to learn; life is not tv or the movies.

You have work at your marriage every day.


5 posted on 09/02/2010 12:01:13 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Andy'smom

>> I felt I couldn’t discuss it beyond my close circle of friends.

Dang right-wingers. IT’S BUSH’S FAULT!!


6 posted on 09/02/2010 12:01:13 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: Andy'smom

Malden is nice this time of year.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1583987/posts

Restroom’s gay review stirs the pot in Malden
Thursday, February 23, 2006 5:34:05 AM · by Panerai · 56 replies · 1,882+ views
Boston Herald ^ | 02/23/2006 | Matthew Keough
A gay Web site’s praise of bawdy bathroom behavior in Malden City Hall has sparked a tempest over the toilet. The mayor is ordering the first-floor men’s room to remain open while city councilors want it locked up or a security plan put in place. “The public needs these kinds of facilities and I don’t see the need of closing it,” said Malden Mayor Richard Howard, adding others are “overreacting” to the gay site. An anonymous letter sent to the City Council alerted them to a five-star ranking on the Gay Universe site for male-on-male sexual encounters in the stalls.The...


7 posted on 09/02/2010 12:01:30 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I want IMPROVEMENT, not just CHANGE.)
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To: Andy'smom
> Jarrett Barrios is "married" to democratic demonRAT spokesperson spokesthing Doug Douggie Wuggie Hattaway.

Fixed it.

8 posted on 09/02/2010 12:01:59 PM PDT by Westbrook (Having children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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To: a fool in paradise

Or the White House.


9 posted on 09/02/2010 12:03:30 PM PDT by pennboricua
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To: Nervous Tick
Dang right-wingers. IT’S BUSH’S FAULT!!

In this case it's safe to say bush had nothing to do with it....
10 posted on 09/02/2010 12:04:06 PM PDT by Kozak (USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
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I think they adopted twins, poor kids.

Remember the “fluffernutter” bill? Poor Jarrett, I guess his nutter didn’t get enough fluffing, huh?


11 posted on 09/02/2010 12:04:34 PM PDT by Andy'smom
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To: a fool in paradise

It is not uncommon mainline mall retailers have to close their mens rooms... and sometimes dressingrooms... for the gay men who hook up there. It seems to be the place to get things done in a hurry on a chance meeting or stroll thru the malls.

I sometimes think these guys send out obvious signals to each other, rather like dogs in heat, for the frequency and such they can hook up. But then an addict can always tell when another addict needs his fix.


12 posted on 09/02/2010 12:05:55 PM PDT by caww
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>> In this case it’s safe to say bush had nothing to do with it....

Well, in the sense that male-on-male homophilia is a form of “bush” derangement syndrome, I think it did! :-)


13 posted on 09/02/2010 12:06:10 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Such a pathological “lifestyle” that should never be promoted in schools and glorified in the media or given “special” status by law. It is nihilistic, destructive behavior at best and corrupts children.


14 posted on 09/02/2010 12:06:42 PM PDT by savagesusie
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I’m not even gonna ask how you know so much about this.

...

OK, I lied, I AM gonna ask. How do you know so much about gay sex logistics in malls?


15 posted on 09/02/2010 12:08:08 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: Andy'smom

I don’t know how to tell this guy, but Eat, Pray, Love was FICTION. It’s not REAL. If you want a great review, scroll down in the comments section. There is a long one, but worth the read.


16 posted on 09/02/2010 12:09:43 PM PDT by PrincessB ("if government X-rays are anything like the photos the DMV takes for your license, count me out" A.)
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To: savagesusie

>> Such a pathological “lifestyle”... is nihilistic, destructive behavior at best and corrupts children.

Yeah, but those are just the facts.

You have to get in tune with the pop *culture* of the thing, don’t you know.

;-)


17 posted on 09/02/2010 12:10:30 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: Andy'smom

I’m guessing that, after first million years in hell, “happily ever after” will seem much less possible.


18 posted on 09/02/2010 12:11:02 PM PDT by stinkerpot65 (Global warming is a Marxist lie.)
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To: Andy'smom

Wow, that tore me all up. Damn, just damn. I guess in their case they found marriage to be a bit like a penal colony but without all the choices. So how does the court award damages and alimony, percent of anal damage?


19 posted on 09/02/2010 12:11:13 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: Andy'smom
we hoped to show our relationships for what they are: loving partnerships that deserve the possibility of “happily ever after” that marriage promises. Nearly a year ago, I separated from my partner. At the time, we had been together for 16 years

Do liberals even think? They were together for 11 years, yet pretend that the magical "marriage" was the promise to happily ever after

20 posted on 09/02/2010 12:11:19 PM PDT by fml
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