My Coming Out Diary... surprise to none of you here... surprise to others outside of DKos

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Tuesday March 24, 2015 · 11:48 PM PDT

2015/03/24 · 23:48

Well,
It is with much trepidation that I start to compose this post.
Some who read this will be upset and angry that I kept secrets.
Some who read this will be upset and angry that I don't follow bible teachings.
Some who read this will be upset and question why I didn't trust them enough to share my truth.
Some who read this will say: "duh!"

Oddly in this society, it is a mandatory part of life for a gay man to "come out"....to declare his sexuality publicly..

So here goes... I'm gay.

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141 votes Show Results

So what shoudl I do ?

141 votes Vote Now!

So what shoudl I do ?

Send it out!

30 votes

Don't be a wus!

0 votes

Let it go!

3 votes

Send it already!

8 votes

Why are you such a wus?

1 vote

it's 2015... no one cares!

19 votes

Fuggit. Be happy dammit!

72 votes

pIe !

8 votes

It finally happened. I got the call I've been dreading. (w/poll)

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Friday May 23, 2014 · 2:53 PM PDT

2014/05/23 · 14:53

I have to admit, I have been dreading this call for a long time... Earlier this week, a good friend of ours, John called us.

We had not spoken much since Skip's Husband and I got married in November. At that time, John and his wife Phyllis called to congratulate us and to ask all about the wedding in NYC.

While we were on the phone after our wedding, I was so excited to tell them about our wonderful weekend and how special their phone call was to us... how their love for us does not matter if we're gay or married or whatever... they love us... and that means so much to both of us.

But in the back of my mind, I knew that our happy news might have an impact on our relationship with them...

I was so scared when I received a call from him this week...

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72 votes Show Results

What tragedy has your gay marriage caused?

72 votes Vote Now!

What tragedy has your gay marriage caused?

Straight Divorce

0 votes

Pedophilia

0 votes

Bestiality

1 vote

Famine

3 votes

Global Warming

3 votes

War

2 votes

Conversion to Homosexuality

2 votes

Polygamy

1 vote

Sterility

0 votes

Impotence

1 vote

Abortion

1 vote

Rising Sea Levels

11 votes

The breakdown of the family unit

2 votes

Happiness and a step toward true equality

29 votes

Pie

16 votes

Kansas & the Kochs Kare about the Elderly... NOT!

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Tuesday April 15, 2014 · 1:58 PM PDT

2014/04/15 · 13:58

During the 2012 Legislative Session Senate Substitute for House Bill 2117 was passed and signed into law. Section 40 of the Bill provides that as of January 1, 2013, the food sales tax refund statutes found in K.S.A. 793633 through 793639 are repealed. As a result, effective for tax year 2013, food sales tax refunds are no longer allowed under these provisions.

The new food sales tax credit is to be applied against the taxpayer’s Kansas income tax liability after all the other credits allowed under the Kansas income tax act. The credit is not refundable, and cannot be carried forward.

Brownback has been so happy to remove business taxes in the hopes of driving up employment. That didn't work. So now he wants my mother to pay more taxes so the business don't have to pay more.

Sad that Kansas forced the elderly to pay more taxes so that the Koch Brothers can enjoy their private jets and million dollar bottles of wine.

So what is the real impact? Follow me below the orange tornado of taxation

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Sunday January 19, 2014 · 3:15 PM PST

2014/01/19 · 15:15

Poor, misunderstood Juan Pablo.

there's this thing about gay people... it seems to me, and I don't know if I'm mistaken or not... but they're more 'pervert' in a sense. And to me the show would be too strong... too hard to watch."

Yes, it is much easier watching you chasing 24 women, kissing them all, half naked, leading them on, just to dump them on TV. Yes, that is much more main-stream America dating and relationships... you know, traditional relationships.

As we all know, calling gay people "perverts in a sense" doesn't go over to well with teh gay... So lets see how he responds to people who might be offended by being called a pervert:

People,
I want to apologize to all the people I may have offended because of my comments on having a Gay or Bisexual Bachelor. The comment was taken out of context. If you listen to the entire interview, there's nothing but respect for Gay people and their families. I have many gay friends and one of my closest friends who's like a brother has been a constant in my life especially during the past 5 months. The word pervert was not what I meant to say and I am very sorry about it. Everyone knows English is my second language and my vocabulary is not as broad as it is in Spanish and, because of this, sometimes I use the wrong words to express myself. What I meant to say was that gay people are more affectionate and intense and for a segment of the TV audience this would be too racy to accept. The show is very racy as it is and I don't let my 5 year old daughter watch it. Once again, I'm sorry for how my words were taken. I would never disrespect anyone.
Sinceramente,
Juan Pablo Galavis.

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Do you believe JPG?

19 votes Vote Now!

Do you believe JPG?

absolutamente si

0 votes

el es un mentiroso

1 vote

absolutamente no

2 votes

bull-caca

9 votes

but he has gay friends....

5 votes

pastel (pie)

2 votes

This Texas boy done got hitched! ...and then everything changed.

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Thursday December 19, 2013 · 1:18 PM PST

2013/12/19 · 13:18

Right after the Supremes decided Windsor earlier this year, I asked my PBR (Partner, Boyfriend, Roommate) to get married. He said yes and I started planning our wedding.

I worried about the timing of the wedding and what the IRS would decide to do with our equality.
I worried when the shutdown dashed any hopes of a Washington DC wedding.
I worried about my credit card balances when we talked about a big wedding in Napa.
I worried about the vows, what we would say, what we would pledge.
I worried about what we would wear.
I worried about who would be invited... and who would actually come.

After the IRS ruled we could file jointly, we decided that we would be married this year come hell or high water.

And we picked our location and called four of our closest friends.

And then the fun began...

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2143 votes Show Results

I'm married now... who should kiss my ass first?

2143 votes Vote Now!

I'm married now... who should kiss my ass first?

Sarah Palin

365 votes

Maggie Gallagher

97 votes

Phil Robertson

113 votes

Pat Robertson

275 votes

Victoria Jackson

30 votes

Everyone at Westboro Baptist Church

1030 votes

John Boehner

62 votes

Mitch McConnell

56 votes

Mitt Romney

38 votes

John McCain

8 votes

Pie

63 votes

TX-10, Gov't Shutdown, and my wedding

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Wednesday October 02, 2013 · 10:17 PM PDT

2013/10/02 · 22:17

It feels like I'll never get married.

I finally reached a "grand bargain" with my boyfriend/partner/roommate to have a wedding this year.

He gets a really nice ring and I get a major tax reduction.

Our wedding in Washington D.C. would be great... one of our favorite spots and many beautiful options to hold the wedding among the national parks, museums, and monuments.

Well, we all know how this turns out...

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5 votes Show Results

Did you send a letter to your congress critter?

5 votes Vote Now!

Did you send a letter to your congress critter?

Yes, I gave them an earful!

2 votes

Yes, I told them I was displeased.

2 votes

I thought about it.

0 votes

I didn't think about it.

0 votes

I was too busy watching Modern Family and Glee

0 votes

I've been in a coma and didn't know we shut down the govt.

0 votes

pie

1 vote

DOMA & the IRS: one month later... crickets

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Friday July 26, 2013 · 8:47 AM PDT

2013/07/26 · 08:47

Exactly one month ago, the Supreme Court declared Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

Quickly, within hours, the impact was felt in several areas including immigration equality, federal benefits, and state and federal taxation for residents in Marriage Equality states.

First same-sex married couple to be approved for permanent resident visa
Immigration Equality
Benefits are granted to LGBT Federal Employees
Ohio recognizes a marriage from Maryland for a terminally ill man and his husband
PA AG won't defend state's marriage equality ban
PA issues first same-sex marriage license

And the IRS? One month later... Crickets

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29 votes Show Results

OMG! Where should we get married?

California (Napa in the fall... how can you beat that?)

Washington (Starbucks in the fall... how can you beat that?)

Massachusetts (my BFF lives there... how can you beat that?)

Minnesota (my brother lives there but I don't want Marcus Bachmann to try to "pray the gay away" at my wedding.)

France (champagne under the Eiffel Tower.. how can you beat that?)

Brazil (have you seen those boys on the beach? how can you beat that?)

Canada (k.d. lang is Canadian... maybe she'll show up... how can you beat that?)

Mexico (my B/P/R's family lives there and there's Cabo... how can you beat that?)

Brazil (no seriously... did I tell you about the hot beach boys? OMG. Seriously... O-M-G!)

Iowa. (no seriously... does this have to be one of my options? Haven't I been through enough? Seriously?)

D.C. (As long as Boehner doesn't start crying at my wedding... Haven't I been through enough? Seriously?)

Pie

29 votes Vote Now!

OMG! Where should we get married?

California (Napa in the fall... how can you beat that?)

16 votes

Washington (Starbucks in the fall... how can you beat that?)

2 votes

Massachusetts (my BFF lives there... how can you beat that?)

5 votes

Minnesota (my brother lives there but I don't want Marcus Bachmann to try to "pray the gay away" at my wedding.)

0 votes

France (champagne under the Eiffel Tower.. how can you beat that?)

1 vote

Brazil (have you seen those boys on the beach? how can you beat that?)

2 votes

Canada (k.d. lang is Canadian... maybe she'll show up... how can you beat that?)

0 votes

Mexico (my B/P/R's family lives there and there's Cabo... how can you beat that?)

0 votes

Brazil (no seriously... did I tell you about the hot beach boys? OMG. Seriously... O-M-G!)

0 votes

Iowa. (no seriously... does this have to be one of my options? Haven't I been through enough? Seriously?)

1 vote

D.C. (As long as Boehner doesn't start crying at my wedding... Haven't I been through enough? Seriously?)

2 votes

Pie

0 votes

This Texas boy is getting married!

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Wednesday June 26, 2013 · 11:05 AM PDT

2013/06/26 · 11:05

So now that marriage equality has been restored in California, and DOMA is dead, I asked my boyfriend / partner / roommate to get married!

He said, "We can't. We live in Texas"

I told him that California does not have a residency requirement for marriage.

Residency Requirements:
You do not need to be a California resident to marry in California.
Application and ID Requirements:

To marry in California, the two parties may not be already married to each other or other individuals. Both parties must appear in person and bring valid picture identification to the County Clerk’s Office to apply for a marriage license in California. Valid picture identification is one that contains a photograph, date of birth, and an issue and expiration date, such as a state issued identification card, drivers license, passport, military identification, etc. Some counties may also require a copy of your birth certificate.

So he said "Meh. OK. Napa?" (How romantic right?)

And based on Windsor, we can get married in California and get the 1100+ federal benefits, right?

Texas does not have income tax, so I don't have to worry about filing two tax returns.

While I know we will have some issues with other Texas laws, my federal tax penalty for being gay is going to end.

So I'm booking a venue for a nice fall wedding in Napa Valley.

and now... it's payback time...

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Thursday February 28, 2013 · 3:41 PM PST

2013/02/28 · 15:41

I love living in Texas, except I have the dumb$h!+ brothers Cruz and Cornyn in the Senate representing me....

But today, John Cornyn figured out how we can make the sequester not seem like a scary boogie-man created by that Muslim, Communist, Socialist, Foreigner President of ours.
It's quite simple, actually.

And he shared his brilliant analysis with all of us who are so blessed to be living in Texas.

See his bright ideas right below the cheese kolache of Kos.

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65 votes Show Results

What will you do to put the sequester in perspective?

65 votes Vote Now!

What will you do to put the sequester in perspective?

Drink 2% less wine.

1 vote

Take 2% less medication.

1 vote

Skip school 2% of the time.

0 votes

Turn off Fox News 2% of each day.

1 vote

Shoot 2% fewer bullets.

1 vote

Call in sick 2% of the time.

0 votes

Give 2% less to charity.

2 votes

Create 2% fewer wars.

4 votes

Have 2% fewer trans-vaginal ultrasounds.

2 votes

Eat 2% less pie.

3 votes

Ignore this idiot 100% of the time.

50 votes

look behind you...

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Thursday November 08, 2012 · 7:27 PM PST

2012/11/08 · 19:27

when you feel alone...
when you feel that the people don't understand...
just know...
we've always been there...
we've always had your back...

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Monday November 05, 2012 · 9:28 PM PST

2012/11/05 · 21:28

Exactly 4 years ago, I sat at my computer...
confused... hopeful.... even in a different city.

My hopes and dreams for my equality and our country's future are tied up in President Obama this time... not Senator Obama.

I'm so excited to see the results of all of our work...

NH... please help us bring our President back to finish what we started.

Update:
Last year, the vote at this point was 32-16. 2 to 1.
Senator Obama crushed Senator McCain.

This time its 28-14. 2 to 1.
deja vu?

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Thursday October 18, 2012 · 3:08 PM PDT

2012/10/18 · 15:08

another birthday...
meh...
pretty much a non-event except now I get free coffee at McDonalds...
whatever...

but then it happened...
I got a surprise birthday present today...

More below the orange boudin kolache of equality.

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My Coming Out Diary... surprise to none of you here... surprise to others outside of DKos

It finally happened. I got the call I've been dreading. (w/poll)

Kansas & the Kochs Kare about the Elderly... NOT!

Dear Bachelor, Bull-caca

This Texas boy done got hitched! ...and then everything changed.

TX-10, Gov't Shutdown, and my wedding

DOMA & the IRS: one month later... crickets

This Texas boy is getting married!

John Cornyn has the Sequester all figured out

look behind you...

deja vu all over again

Happy Birthday to me!