Update: as of 10/12 the news is looking better. The HIV meds I’m buying on the black market are working and my viral load is coming back down. I’ve got a bit of a road ahead to get back to where I was before I ran out of money, but at least now the trend is heading the other way.
This fight over health care reform has left me shaking my head in consternation. I’m astonished that the people who are screaming socialism the loudest don’t seem to realize the irony in their objections.
If this reform doesn’t go through and these pills I’m buying off the black market turn out to be fake, my life expectancy is 18 to 20 months. I live in the wealthiest, most powerful nation on earth, and yet I have to go to India to by medication to save my own life.
I’m not asking for a hand out. I’m asking for a life line, a chance to save myself. They would rather stand and watch me drown just to prove theirs is the right argument.
I’ve already buried friends who died for no other reason than they could not get insurance. I just never thought I’d be counting myself among them.
I don’t know why i feel I must keep posting to this site. I suppose I need to for an outlet even if no one ever really see’s my words. There’s always a slim hope that something I say will some day pop up in google and help someone I don’t know. So I post.
Today was hard. Very hard. I felt very close to a breakdown.
I have been so touched by emails I’ve gotten over the course of the last two months. Many have said what they thought of Gary and the impact he had on their lives. I felt it would be a wonderful thing to share what others thought of this man I loved so much and give some insight into why the last 14 years of my life have been so wonderful.
A wonderful PSA by the Courage Campaign
Republican congresswoman Virginia Foxx of North Carolina called the attack on Matthew Shepard a hoax while his mother sat in the audience.
I am short on time so I will make this quick. 71 got enough signatures to get on the ballot. This means that the law that gave Gary and I the same rights as everyone else is now up for a public vote. Why people think that civil rights can be voted on is something I can’t quite grasp. Tyrany of the masses and all that. If people could vote on civil rights we’d still have slavery.
The bottom line is that my rights are now on the ballot so I urge you to vote to approve 71. I know this seems counter to the “decline to sign” statements from earlier. We were hoping that enough people would see through the fog to realize that they were trying to force a vote on this. Now that it is on the ballot, I urge you to let me keep my rights and approve 71. Please take the time to read other statements on this issue and educate yourself.
My sister called freaking out because she had from christian sources that Obama tried to force kids to say the pledge of allegiance to him in his speech to kids yesterday. Two minutes could have proven to her what an idiotic lie that was, but she wanted to believe it so she found people who would support the idea. I’m asking you to use your brain and find out what these referendums are and make up your own mind. It only takes a moment on Google to find a reliable source for information if you want to stop believing in the boogie man. I’ll update further when I’ve got a few free minutes
Randy
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I would like to urge those of you living in Washington state who knew Gary and I to decline signing the referendum 71 out collecting signatures at grocery stores around the state.
Good news today (sorta)! Shay called from the funeral home. Mary, the other person who handles the nitty gritty there, figured out how to get the certificate without all the rigamarole.
I’m not happy with the final outcome by any means. Every time I look at that certificate I feel as if I’ve been slapped in the face. I have little choice. I need this certificate to put Gary’s financial issues to rest. I’m going to attempt contacting the ACLU or some other organization to see if I have a chance at putting this right.
Arizona Refuses to put my name on the death certificate
I have long argued that the constant drumming of the far right about “Activist Judges” is nothing more than fear mongering in an attempt to keep their political control over their congregations and for their own selfish political needs.
Anyone who knows how our constitution works recognizes that it has been the tradition of federal judges to support the rights of the minority over the tyranny of the masses. Unfortunately the average American who subscribes to these beliefs does not understand how our constitution works and falls for the misleading propaganda put out there by their religious leaders.
This week an excellent article was published siting past incidences of this type of “activist judgment” that gave women the right to vote and freed the slaves. If you are uncertain about where you stand on gay marriage then I strongly suggest you read this
Pet Peeves of my own…so in a way I’m obsessing over something here but I believe it is very real.
Ut oh, It’s a Randy Rant!
Beware… I let loose with a VENT in this post. Someone get matches, I vented and its a stinker!
Christianity is under attack by Gays
The US is going to hell in a hand basket.
Why people should on me…a personal note to those who are trying to help…please don’t.