tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post1881489616875624415..comments2023-12-14T11:26:51.959-05:00Comments on Life After Jerusalem: We're Here! We're Queer! We're in the State Department!Diggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-73885610802970821552008-06-27T19:59:00.000-04:002008-06-27T19:59:00.000-04:00Awww- yay! Happy pride! Looking forward to march...Awww- yay! Happy pride! Looking forward to marching with you next time I'm back in DC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-73887192732843928372008-06-16T23:41:00.000-04:002008-06-16T23:41:00.000-04:00Rock On! So glad to see everyone out there suppor...Rock On! So glad to see everyone out there supporting the rights you duly deserve!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493268452074516009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-36153810792939421072008-06-16T17:56:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:56:00.000-04:00Backlist, It definitely chocked me up. I am hoping...Backlist, <BR/><BR/>It definitely chocked me up. <BR/><BR/>I am hoping next year's booth will be more visible. This year GLIFAA shared a booth with Federal GLOBE, and they took much of the space, so our banner was a bit hidden. Next year, I'd like to see us have HR's blessing to recruit (we didn't seek it this year) plus I'd like to see us sell t-shirts again.<BR/><BR/>And Diplopundit,<BR/>Thanks for your kind words. I find that most people in the service feel that way, but the powers that be keep the institutional discrimination in place. The whole reason I joined the service was that I couldn't see spending a 20-year career as my partner's MOH, given that I couldn't even get more than a tourist visa in most places and she would earn 16-35% less than her collegues of the same rank because we would have to pay for my health insurance.<BR/><BR/>Here is to quick passage of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, so we can stop losing good people like Backlist at a time when we can ill afford it.Diggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03856750834804127824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-79015347807762633002008-06-16T17:23:00.000-04:002008-06-16T17:23:00.000-04:00Digger -Glad to see the FS represented. I hope yo...Digger -Glad to see the FS represented. I hope you had fun! Backlist's recent post really made me sad. My best friend is a same sex trailing spouse, and although I can't claim to know what it feels like being in both your positions, I sympathize deeply with the difficulties and the challenges that you have in the FS. <BR/><BR/>My friend is a loving husband to his partner, a loving father to his kids and like me stays up and worries whenever a member of his family is sick or in pain. He takes care of his family as I do with mine, he worries about their safety as I do with mine. He is no different from the FS spouses I know and care about, and yet he is different under the regulations that governs our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31417199.post-66852739492074595022008-06-16T14:54:00.000-04:002008-06-16T14:54:00.000-04:00"On the front lines representing you and the count..."On the front lines representing you and the country's diplomatic interests in embassies and consulates around the world."<BR/><BR/>That would have choked me up. I didn't see the booth on Sunday, but perhaps it was the heat :) Thanks for being visible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com