Once a week I post about something I’m loving (tv, movies, books, art, photos, romances, authors, or anything else). So here is this week’s For the Love of…
My Friday post is coming to you on Saturday this week, but I’m glad I was a bit behind. Now I can share this news that I’m currently loving.
In response to the recent horrific news of Greene V. County of Sonoma et al., blogger TeddyPig reached out to All Romance eBooks for help. He suggested they donate a portion of the sales of Henry and Jim by J.M. Snyder to NCLR (the organization representing Greene in the case).
Here are the details from J.M. Snyder’s website:
“My big news this month is that I’m donating 25% of my sales through All Romance eBooks to the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLA). A few weeks ago, ARe forwarded an email to me from TeddyPig, in which he included a link to the California court case Greene v. County of Sonoma et al. He was very angry about the insensitive way the state treated Clay Greene after his lover’s death, even though both men had made provisions naming the other as their legal power of attorney. The story of Clay and Harold reminded him of my own story, Henry and Jim, and he wanted to know if ARe could possibly donate a portion of that title’s sales to the NCLA, who is representing Mr. Greene in the case. ARe forwarded the request to me.
Since that’s an older story of mine, sales have slacked off a bit and wouldn’t make a very large contribution. Therefore, I decided to donate 25% of my royalties in May for ALL my self-published titles available on ARe, and they have graciously agreed to match my contribution.”
You can read more here on ARe’s website
I have to confess when I first saw the story of Clay Greene’s plight, I couldn’t read it all the way through (still haven’t). It’s the kind of story that scares the shit out of me. My partner and I have lived together for almost 19 years, and the thought that we could be separated and one of us left with nothing is too horrific to think about. Drafting up expensive legal documents isn’t enough. We and all other same-sex couples need the same legal rights of every other married couple in this country. We need more people standing up and helping with injustices like Clay Greene’s case.
So kudos to All Romance eBooks, blogger TeddyPig, and author J.M. Snyder for their combined efforts to help with this cause. You all are to be highly commended.
If you have a J.M. Snyder book you’ve been meaning to get, stop on by ARe this month and pick one up. You can view her books at ARe here.
And if you are an author of GLBT fiction, you too can help at ARe. Here are the details from ARe’s site:
I’m an author of GLBT Romance or Fiction:
“If you’re an author of GLBT Romance or Fiction and you’d like to join our group effort by pledging to donate a portion of your proceeds to the NCLR, write to us with your pledge (specify the titles, % of your royalty, and confirm the timeframe of May 1 – May 31, 2010) and we’ll add you to our roll. You will be responsible for making the direct donation to the NCLR. The roll is merely so we can let readers know what purchases will result in a donation.”
Have a great weekend!
Sloan
Sloan… wow! I read about Mr. Greene’s plight last week and blogged about it. But it’s fantastic that there is something that even I, in Canada, can do to help. Thank you SO much for posting this. I’m definitely going to be heading over to ARe… I don’t *think* that I’ve got all JM’s books yet; certainly going to check it out.
And god forbid that anything like that ever happen again – it’s a travesty of horrendous proportions.
Hi Kathy! It is such a huge travesty. I can’t believe people think it’s okay to treat others like this. Thanks for checking out the links. It’s nice to know our friends in other countries support such causes. You rock!
I love Henry and Jim! That story made me cry almost as much as Clay and Harold’s!
How do I contact ARe? I don’t see an email address or contact link on the page.
Hi Shayla. Henry and Jim has been on my TBR list for a while and now I have a great reason to pick up a copy. I’ve heard it’s a great story. Good question about contacting ARe. I’m guessing they forgot to add a link. I would use their general contact form: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/contact.html to find out more info. Thanks for checking out my post.
Oh boy… Henry and Jim is a story that I would happily give 10 stars out of 5….
It’s an amazing story and one that I re-read a LOT.
Amen, Kathy!
I read Henry and Jim in an anthology a number of years ago. Don’t remember the name of the anthology. Don’t remember any of the other stories in it. But I remember Henry and Jim. Just thinking about the story makes me want to cry. Thinking about Clay and Harold does make me cry…
@Kathy: Wow. High praise.
@Shayla: I couldn’t even finish the story about Clay and Harold. It just breaks my heart and hits too close to home. But I’m definitely going to read JM’s story. Just have to make sure I have some time for crying after.
Thanks for letting me know how much you guys liked it. I hope they get a lot of sales during the month of May.
Hi Sloan…..I can’t even begin to understand what Clay Greene has gone through. To lose your partner, and everything you own and hold dear is unimaginable to me. All because someone decided they knew what happened BEFORE a single question was asked, just boggles my mind.I live in Mendocino County, just north of where this happened and I still have trouble believing it. There are women in het relationships all over the world who are beaten and abused, and I have never once read about a man’s property or life being taken away from him. I am saddened, angry, and at a loss. This is a wonderful thing that ARe, JM Snyder, and all the other authors participating are doing. I am just sorry there is a need for it.
Hi Elaine! Very well said!! It just sickens me that things like this can even happen today. And it just shows that we need marriage equality at the national level.
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