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"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Ken Starr, who led the campaign to impeach President Bill Clinton, filed a legal brief last month -- on behalf of the "Yes on 8" campaign -- that would forcibly divorce 18,000 same-sex couples that were married in California last year before the passage of Prop 8.

Watch "Fidelity" and sign our letter to the state Supreme Court. Tell the Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8, reject Ken Starr's case, and let loving, committed couples marry. DEADLINE: Valentine's Day.

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As a Christian I've been told that I'm a sell out, a sinner, a luke warm Christian for standing up for gay rights. I attended one of our best friends weddings last summer and it was one of the most beautiful weddings I've ever witnessed. They were partners for 25yrs before Toronto legalized gay marriages and on their 25th anniversary they made it official. I cried more at their wedding then I did at my own.

I see my brother who's 23 yrs old, smart, attractive, witty, kind, strong, faithful, religious and gay. For the past year after he came out, he hasn't been able to find a church to attend - not because he doesn't want to go, but because they won't accept him as he is. He doesn't give up though, he has faith that there's a church out there that understands and truly lives out the love of Jesus - accepting of all, no prejudice, shame or blame. It hurts me to see people having to fight to freely live out a life of unconditional love. I couldn't imagine if someone told me that Ed and I could not be together. If we were looked down upon or even hated for loving each other.

I believe in God. I believe in the word of God. I believe that God's word is the life line we are to follow and strive to apply in our daily walk. But I also believe that we were never given the right to critize, judge or condemn people for anything. We were definitely not given the right to choose whose allowed in or out of God's house. Ultimately, it's between you and the big man upstairs. At the end of your journey, if you're confident standing before Him and stating - "I lived a life I'm proud of" then so be it.

Whether you believe in God, in gay marriage, in homosexuality, in anything ... it's irrelevant. What 2 people share between each other, out of respect, commitment, and true love, that's a bond that should be cherished. In this messed up world of ours, true love is hard to come across ... gay or straight. So why break up the ones that seem to have gotten it right?

i have 2 girl friends that i share a lot of my limited time with. our husbands are good friends and so i would say we're a trinity of best couples friends :)

in september, one of my girlfriends H and i got pregnant around the same time .... by the time we told each other we were a little over 2 months in and totally ecstatic that we got to share this experience together. her and and her husband are moving just down the street from ed and i in Feb and so we planned to do a lot of baby planning things together. we were really hoping and praying that our other girlfriend would get pregnant soon too, since they were trying as well. how awesome would that have been, all three of us being pregnant together!

well in november in had my miscarriage and in december my other girlfriend S took me out for lunch to tell me that she too was pregnant. a part of me was so happy for her and her husband because they too were trying for awhile without any luck, but another part of me really broke my heart because i knew now that i couldn't be a part of this.

so now both my girlfriends are pregnant, meeting up to do baby planning stuff and they're not inviting me in fear that i may not be able to handle it. to be honest with you, i don't know if i could or not. it's still raw emotions for me. but now i feel so left out.

i know, this totally sounds like a jealous high school girl rant and it is in a way but for a totally different stage in my life. eda nd i want a family so much, this has been really hard. i keep hearing people tell me, "it's ok, you guys will be fine. i know so and so who had a miscarriage and ended up with a child soon after".

i also know that 1 out of every 5 women end up with a miscarriage but i don't know anyone who has had one, not a single person ... except me that is. so i must be that 1 person that everyone knows of. i'm that girl.

my stomach started cramping again today and i realized that i'm starting my period. another flow of raw emotions started. i don't know what to do. the idea of going back to the doctors, doing tests, having people monitor me really makes me sick. i hate this.

my landlord, who is also turning out to be a real good friend, her husband and i were trying for 5 yrs before they got pregnant. she's about 4 months in now. she gave me the name to her doctor at a fertility clinic in the city. i'm in a bind, should i go? or should i just stick with my OBGYN?

just needed to vent.

25 things about me ....

1. I spent my elementary school year life in the principals office.

2. I must have been a fish in another life, it's very unnatural to love H2O in all forms as much as I do. Too bad I get sea sick.

3. I drink about a litre of barley tea a day. Tea = Jenn's crack.

4. I'm afraid of the dark. Night lights are my friend.

5. I'm afraid of anything that has feathers and flaps. Yes this includes big bird.

6. I stopped playing piano after the 6th grade, now I wish I had continued.

7. One of my hidden passions is cooking.

8. I wish I had been born in the 50's.

9. I really thought I had won the 43 mil last night. NO, you don't understand, i REALLY thought I had won it. I unfortunately was not one of the lucky 3. Back to work tomorrow.

10. I wish I could visit every country in the world at least once.

11. I enjoy long drives.

12. If I could turn back time to 1994, I would be a pro MMA fighter today and women fighters would have contracts with UFC and or Affliction.

13. I love to fight because I can, not because I want to hurt you.

14. I think the most beautiful thing in the world is mother nature, so stop killing her!

15. Chocolate + Nuts = a happy Jenn

16. I hate people who refer to themselves in the 3rd person. Jenn say's to stop it.

17. I make a killer kim-chee chee-gae (kim chee stew for all you non-koreans)

18. I could watch movies all day and be content.

19. My first purchase when we finally get our house with the white picket fence is the dogs ... 2 Rhodisian Ridgebacks who could eat buttercup and june.

20. I wish I was a better at snow boarding. So does my butt.

21. Math makes me sick, literally. Scary to think when my life revolves around architecture and design.

22. I love long summer dresses.

23. After 27 years of living through our Canadian winters, I still hate it.

24. Anyone who is better than me at anything is my motivation.

25. I coming in second, or anything there after.

TAG, YOUR IT!!

breakfast television is what wakes me up in the morning, and today bt says it's minus 20 without the windchill factor.... wtf???

so cold that i decided to stay extra long in my bed, take an extra long hot shower and jump on the internet to warm up a bit after stepping out of the shower before heading out for the day.

-20. geez.

a friend and i were talking yesterday about the current state of our economy when we stumbled unto the real estate market and how for the right person, this would be the most ideal time to purchase. very little to no interest rates, dropping property costs and tons of homes for sale. as sad and unfortunate the market is right now for some right now, for others it's prime time.

a dream of mine has been to flip homes. i've slowly but surely been building a team of reliable partners to start this venture with and in toronto, flipping homes hasn't been that big of a sport...yet. for me though, flipping isn't about make a buck. flipping is for me about turning old unwanted houses into beautiful homes that people can love once again. that's what design means to me, a being a part of someones soul, a reflection of themselves and a place or a thing they can personally connect too. so i'm moving on up from reviving furniture, i want to start reviving homes!

for example, older condos which are getting less and less attention these days with all our super modern condos rising every day, have great potentional to be extraordinary. they have great structural backbone, great space compared to the new condos and every potential in the world to be fantastic at a fraction of the cost!