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Dear OIT M ,

As a child I read a story written by Dr.
Seuss entitled Horton Hears a Who. Until
April 20 I had forgotten the story and al-
most lost its powerful message.

In the story, Horton is the only sup-
porter for an entire group of people. The
“Whos” are very tiny people who live to-
gether on a dust speck. No one else believes
the Whos exist, yet they want to destroy the
dust speck. They weren’t listening, so they
couldn't hear the Whos.

As in any child’s story, good triumphs
over evil. To save themselves, the Whos
join their voices together in a chorus of “We
are here! We are here! We are here!” Said
convincingly enough and loudly enough, it
could not be ignored.

On April 20, sitting in the Unitarian
Universalist Church surrounded by hun-
dreds of gay, lesbian, and straight people, I
was reminded of this story. We were
united. It was a joining together of our
voices and our hearts to let the rest of the
world know that “We are here!” As long as
we hold on to the strength and power in our
spirit of unitedness, we will make it obvi-
ous to those who choose not to hear us that
we, too, are here. We are part of the com-
munity, and we belong to that community.

Michael Warner, Bridport

Dear OITM,

I have been in a relationship for the
past two years, but most of that time has
been spent apart because she lives and goes
to college in England and I do the same
here. After she graduates, she plans to come
live with me here, but that may mean mar-

 

rying a man for convenience just to obtain
residency so that she can work. Neither one
of us wants to give up our citizenship, but if
I have to I will. We are very much in love
and want to spend the rest of our lives
together, but we need information so that
we may know how to go about it.

Is there any other way other than to
marry? She plans to come here sometime in
August.

Please reply to this letter if you can
provide more information or refer me to the
appropriate sources. Thanks.

R

Dear OITM Readers,

Are you a Gay or Lesbian Catholic,
former Catholic, Episcopalian, or other
Christian believer who has longed for a
more open and understanding Church, a
more meaningful workship service, or a
faith community rooted in mutual respect
and fellowship? As a practicing Catholic in
the Springfield, VT/Claremont, NH area, I
have longed for just such a miracle and I
would like to find out if there are others in
this area who might share my hopes.

As partof my coming outprocess a few
years ago, I joined a group called Dignity.
This is an international organization of
Catholic gay men, lesbians, friends and
families united to promote spiritual devel-
opment, social justice, and the acceptance
of gays and lesbians in the church and in
society. Unfortunately, the nearest Dignity
chapter is in Boston and the nearest Integ-
rity chapter is in Burlington (Integrity is a
similar Episcopalian organization). As
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