Aren't there a lot of lesbian witches around Frederick (as in Wiccan)? There's more to this story than a law that basically did nothing to change their lifestyle in any way.
Frederick isn't exactly an enclave for diversity either. Why don't they just move to Frisco and be done with it?
"scary" in a story always means its raw dump Demo propaganda.
They leave because nothing is any different.
They could always join a band of roving lesbian gypsies
Documentary Explores Impact of Virginia Law
Couple forced to leave state because of anti-gay legislation
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—In 2004, over the protests of the governor of Virginia, the state legislature went further than any other in the country in passing legislation to prohibit same-sex unions by any name. "Barbara and Tibby: A Love Story in the Face of Hate" looks at the impact of the law through the lives of one Virginia couple, forced to leave the state when the discriminatory and arguably unconstitutional legislation went into effect.
Barbara Kenny and Tibby Middleton, both in their 60s, had lived quietly, silently bearing the burden of discrimination throughout their lives. They are not activists; they are simply two people who have loved each other for nearly 40 years, and wanted to live out the rest of their lives together, confident that legal steps they’d taken would enable them to always care for each other. Virginia’s Affirmation of Marriage Act robbed them of that peace of mind.
HB 751, which became Virginia Code Section 20–45.3, prohibits people of the same sex from entering into legal arrangements “purporting to bestow the privileges or obligations of marriage.” Many lawyers believe the law could impact wills, medical directives, powers of attorney, and other legal documents, not just between same-sex couples, but between any persons of the same sex.
Suzanne Moe, Photo by Scott Neville, Free Lance-Star Virginia artist Suzanne Moe put a human face on the people targeted by this controversial legislation, interviewing her friends after they made their decision to leave their home. Combined with family photos, and music from Uppity Blues Woman Gaye Adegbalola, Moe’s partner and close friend of the couple, "A Love Story in the Face of Hate" provides an insightful, entertaining and educational glimpse into the often misunderstood “gay lifestyle.”
This story, however, transcends gay rights—it is a story about human rights.
Though she planned only to screen the documentary for friends, to help them understand why Barbara and Tibby had to leave, Moe’s documentary—and the powerful story it tells—has taken on a life of its own. The documentary already has been shown throughout the state, including a screening by Equality Virginia, the state’s leading gay-rights organization, at the Virginia General Assembly’s lobbying day during the 2005 session. Though the law has passed, and Barbara and Tibby have left Virginia, the controversy is far from over. During the 2005 session, the General Assembly passed an amendment that would write this anti-gay discrimination in to the Virginia Constitution. It will go before the legislature again during the 2006 session, and if it’s passed there, could be put before voters as early as November 2006.
“Inform, educate and activate,” Moe said. “That is our mission.”
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Attorney Leila Kilgore provides legal interpretation.
Also included are three songs by Gaye Adegbalola (of Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women), with accompaniment by Roddy Barnes.
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Copies of “Love Story” DVD are available for sale, and public screenings, complete with an educational program, are being arranged.
http://www.sumoe.com/lovestory/
Barf alert:
Some choose to leave - New documentary tells story of longtime lesbian couple who left Virginia
Film will be used to educate
March 13, 2005 1:09 am
By LAURA L. HUTCHISON
Couple's story being shared
When Fredericksburg artist Suzanne Moe first picked up her video camera to make a documentary about her friends, she never could have imagined the paths it would take her down.
She wanted to tell the story of Barbara Kenny and Tibby Middleton, a lesbian couple who'd been a vital part of the Fredericksburg community for years. They were her friends, and a Virginia law that went into effect last year made them feel they had to leave the state they'd called home for decades.
The documentary was intended to explain to friends at the Unitarian Universalist fellowship, which Moe and the couple both attend, why they had to leave.
But the small documentary turned into a big project, and now Moe's film is being distributed around the state and the country.
"Inform, educate and activate," Moe said. "That is our mission."
http://tinyurl.com/bxv9a
GAY COUPLE MAKE FILM OF GAY COUPLE (did I mention they are all gay?)
Gaye Adegbalola, Moe’s partner and close friend of the couple
"A Love Story in the Face of Hate" provides an insightful, entertaining and educational glimpse into the often misunderstood “gay lifestyle.”
Escape from the red states: gay parents can wake up to find that their home state wants to break up their family. Some fight back; others simply leave for friendlier locales
Advocate, The, July 19, 2005 by Kelly Griffith
Boxes are stacked in the garage, the walls are barren, and an air mattress on the den floor serves as bed for the night in the Orlando, Fla., home of Janine Kirchgassner, 45, and Julia Robertson, 43, and their children, Jessica, 6, and Matthew, 4. It's their last day living here, and the moms look tired. They have a right to--it's their second move in three years.
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When Virginia passed its law last year, that rendered moot many contracts between gay partners, Barbara Kenny, 66, and Tibby Middleton, 67, knew it was time to leave their home state of more than 35 years.
For years the couple had numerous legal documents protecting them in case of sickness or death, but the law seemed to make many of them useless. "I said, 'Tib, let's go,'" Kenny says.
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http://tinyurl.com/bqurv
Associated Press continues to feed the media fantasy that the impeachment proceedings against Clinton are all about his racial policies. AP reporter Michelle Boorstein went out of her way to elicit some of these reponses from "representative" black citizens:
Writer Michelle Boorstein smears Caner thusly:
Most of his books have focused on Islam's "trail of blood," as he calls Islamic history, and when prominent Southern Baptist leaders call Muhammad a "demon-possessed pedophile" — angering Muslims worldwide — they have cited Caner as their source.
it would be far more helpful when writing about an author, it's often helpful to at least skim through his latest book.
Selling Christian music without selling out
Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
Antiabortion Group Plans 'Campus'
by Michelle Boorstein
The Washington Post With its small sign and plain, wood-cabin-style design, the modest Stafford headquarters of the American Life League underplays what lies within: a plan to revolutionize the antiabortion movement.
The precedent has been set for the State to determine how children will be assigned to parents. By severing the ties of children to their natural parents, this action also lays the groundwork for the State takeover of child-rearing.
It seems like Barbara and Tibby had an emotional over-reaction to the new law in Virginia that far outweighs any possible effect it might have on them. Because of that over-reaction, they have walked away from what appeared to be a fairly happy and well adjusted life, which is a shame.
Given the description of their lifestyle, I don't think they are going to be happy in the cookie-cutter conformity of exurban Frederick, Maryland. They should have looked at Ellicott City for something similar to what they had known.
More baloney from the comPost. Companies still have partner benefits.