Boosting the signal here...
Some of you may have seen this on Friday's Towleroad, but since the 'net in general seems rather underpopulated on Fridays, I thought I'd post it again in the hopes of giving it a signal boost. It's adorable, for starters, but also heart wrenching because in the end, this couple is forcibly separated due to the unfair laws that say that since gay marriage isn't federally recognized - gay multi-national couples are S.O.L. when it comes to getting immigration visas and etc.
After I saw his sweet video, I wrote to the American half of this couple to find out if there was anything folks could do to help - it turns out he lives in the Bay area and this is where he's trying to bring his non-American partner to live. He said that he and his partner are looking for a job or an internship which would allow the partner to get a Visa so he could stay in the U.S. with his love. The non-American partner has a Master's degree in Human Resources and is looking for pretty much anything in the Bay area or surrounds which would let him get that Visa.
I know that a lot of your work in the tech fields and there's a lot of "friends of friends work for so and so.." type networking that can help in situations like these. There are many benefits to having connections that come with a Friends list of considerable size - which mine is and which some of yours are as well.
So I'm putting this out there and asking that if you guys know of any sorts of leads, programs or job openings he could apply for which could eventually lead to reuniting this pair - either email me and have me pass it along or email them at their YouTube presence.
Yeah, I'm a die hard romantic - but I want them to have the chance to begin their "happily ever after" phase y'know?
Thank you for the eyes...and happy Monday!
P.S. - This is going to be a public entry so feel free to pass it around, recirculate it, repost it et cetera. Signal boosting is good.
Click to viewAfter I saw his sweet video, I wrote to the American half of this couple to find out if there was anything folks could do to help - it turns out he lives in the Bay area and this is where he's trying to bring his non-American partner to live. He said that he and his partner are looking for a job or an internship which would allow the partner to get a Visa so he could stay in the U.S. with his love. The non-American partner has a Master's degree in Human Resources and is looking for pretty much anything in the Bay area or surrounds which would let him get that Visa.
I know that a lot of your work in the tech fields and there's a lot of "friends of friends work for so and so.." type networking that can help in situations like these. There are many benefits to having connections that come with a Friends list of considerable size - which mine is and which some of yours are as well.
So I'm putting this out there and asking that if you guys know of any sorts of leads, programs or job openings he could apply for which could eventually lead to reuniting this pair - either email me and have me pass it along or email them at their YouTube presence.
Yeah, I'm a die hard romantic - but I want them to have the chance to begin their "happily ever after" phase y'know?
Thank you for the eyes...and happy Monday!
P.S. - This is going to be a public entry so feel free to pass it around, recirculate it, repost it et cetera. Signal boosting is good.