Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 05:43:22 +0000 From: Tony Ryan Subject: X-Love DELAY Hello. I know it's been several months since I have submitted any chapters of the series. At first, my chapter was somehow deleted near completion. After that, I simply lost the time and the enthusiasm to write based on issues in my personal life as well as doubts about whether or not I had the ability to successfully finish the story. With any story, reader feedback declines quickly, and there's nothing worse to me than writing 5 or 6 chapters and getting no response or indication of whether or not people are satisfied. I do appreciate the wonderful and detailed feedback I received and I hope that someday I can finish the story. If not, then just imagine Scott and Logan happily ever after, fighting but still loving each other, while Bobby and Peter rebuild their friendship and both find their own kind of happiness in a hostile world. Thanks to Nifty for archiving this story; if I ever manage to get a few more pennies together, I will send a donation to help you keep this wonderful site running. Since the subject matter of this story (people struggling in a world which hates them for what they are born as) has some real-life parallels for me and many of the readers, I wanted to take this quick chance to ask people to do your best to oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment which is currently being pushed through Congress. This amendment will not simply ban same-sex marriage, as it's supporters love to point out. It will also ban ANY civil union and will likely be used in court cases to discriminate against GLBT persons on matters which have nothing to do with personal relationships. This will treat us as second-class citizens for all time. There are many people being backed by right-wing groups who are writing, petitioning, and browbeating their friends, family and elected officials into supporting this amendment. They want to make this THE 2004 campaign issue and they know this issue divides so many Americans. I urge you to tell your friends and family about this and get them to spread the word about the full ramifications law that will not only discriminate against us, but countless future generations. If enough of us and those we love write, complain, vote for officials who will support us or at least not discriminate against us, and make our voices heard, then maybe we stand a slim chance. Here is the URL for the Human Rights Campaign ( http://www.hrc.org/ ) and Freedom to Marry is another good website. If you need the addresses for your state representatives in Congress, they are available on the Internet, but I can provide a link if you e-mail me. I don't mean to shove politics (or anything else) down your throat, but I feel this is one matter which crosses many different boundaries and will have a devastating affect on us all. Thank you.