#Ruth Vallejo

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Let’s Hug Day

Grab a friend, family member or other beloved person and get ready to show them how much they are loved because it’s time for Let’s Hug Day!

History of Let’s Hug Day

Hugging has probably been around since humans discovered what a delight it is to embrace and wrap arms around each other. However it began, it continues to be a way that friends and family members show affection to each other.

And it is interesting to note that the hug is a universal form of showing affection. While certain forms of greeting might change based on culture, like the handshake or the bow or the high five, the hug seems to be universal among almost all cultures in places all over the world.

What was probably known all along but not able to be scientifically proven is the fact that hugs are necessary for humans to thrive. This is especially true for babies after they are born. Children who do not receive hugs and cuddles when they are small usually fail to thrive and grow in the way healthy, well-loved children will.

And adults can certainly benefit from hugs also. In fact, many studies have been made to reveal that hugs can be healthy not only for the mental and emotional benefits, but hugging is also a helpful way to promote better physical health.

So don’t be shy – get ready to celebrate and hug someone on Let’s Hug Day!

How to Celebrate Let’s Hug Day

Try out some of these delightful ideas for enjoying and celebrating on Let’s Hug Day:

Hug Someone on Let’s Hug Day

Of course, the most important thing to do on this day is to give someone you love a big hug. First thing in the morning, grab a family member and give them a big bear hug. Or call up a friend and meet them for coffee, adding in an additional hug just in honor of Let’s Hug Day.

Of course, this day is just the beginning and can act as a great reminder that hugs are fun and healthy any day of the year!

Learn About the Health Benefits of Hugs

Who knew that hugs are not only enjoyable but they can actually assist in improving a person’s health? In celebration of Let’s Hug Day, take a look at some of the ways that practicing regular hugs with beloved people can give a health boost to children and adults alike:

Hugs Reduce Stress. As a sign of support and solidarity, hugs provide a boost to mental health. Touch has been proven to reduce the negative impact of painful and stressful situations in humans. And it’s also good for the person who is offering the hug to show support.

Hugs Can Improve the Immune System. Hugs may help to increase the protection against illness by offering support, which reduces the risk of getting sick.

Hugs May Increase Heart Health. Hugs have been shown to reduce blood pressure and heart rate, which are important factors related to heart health.

Source

[kosomolski-dolls]

Since some people on Instagram found it helpful, I'm gonna share it here as well.

Vallejo Model Color Ivory is a pretty perfect match for slightly yellowed Fairyland Beautiful White.

I have yet to test if just adding some white to it will make it a match for new BW, but this is already perfect for my needs (matching my minifee Ruth from normal to white skin will be a lot easier from now on).

[marcmarcmomarc]

Camp Camp Spanish dub

Max: Héctor Emmanuel Gómez

Nikki: Lileana Chacón

Neil: Pascual Meza

David: Irwin Daayán

Gwen: Alondra Hidalgo

Neil “Niño Espacial” Armstrong Jr.: Monserrat Mendoza

Dolph Houston: Arturo Cataño

Harrison: Moisés Iván Mora

Nerris: Nycolle González

Ered Miller: Karen Vallejo

Nurf Nurfington: Raúl Anaya

Preston Goodplay: Óscar Flores

Intendente: Germán Fabregat

Cameron Campbell: Octavio Rojas

Sasha / Erin / Tabii: Carla Castañeda

Edward Pikeman: Jesús Guzmán

Billy “Serpiente” Nikssilp: Alan Fernando Velázquez

Stephan van Petrol: Juan Carlos Tinoco

Hecdor Repugnante: Eduardo Garza

Jasper: Arturo Castañeda

Bonquisha: Laura Torres

Daniel: Alan Bravo

Jen: Karla Falcón

Intenhermana: Gabriela Guzmán

Penelope Priss: Ruth Toscano

Candy: Violeta Isfel (Startalent)

Carl: Andrés López (Startalent)

Agentes Miller: Joaquín Cosio (Startalent)

Sra. Nurfington: Kate del Castillo (Startalent)

El Papá de Nerris: Kuno Becker (Startalent)

La Mamá de Harrison: Consuelo Duval (Startalent)

El Papá de Harrison: Javier Ibarreche (Startalent)

La Mamá de Nerris: Jacqueline Bracamontes (Startalent)

Teniente Stuart Houston: Salvador Cienfuegos (Startalent)

Buzz Aldrin: Rodolfo Neri Vela (Startalent)

La Abuelita de Preston: Elena Poniatowska Amor (Startalent)

Sr. Repugnante: Faisy (Startalent)

Sra. Repugnante: Favio Posca (Startalent)

Brian: Daniel Lacy

Vera: Alicia Barragán

Hwan: Pepe Vilchis

Dang: Miguel Ángel Ruiz

Clark Campwell: Gabriel Pingarrón

Muriel Campwell: Olga Hnidey

Ainsley: Alina Galindo

Louis: César Filio

Cameron Jr.: Ricardo Brust

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come on, 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒃 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒂, and let the nectar flow! take a load off! — accepted! please familiarize yourself with the guidelines, plot, and lore and then follow the steps in ⁠after acceptance checklist. welcome to 𝘬𝘦𝘧𝘪, 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢, rafaela vallejo. rocio crusset is now taken.

⧼ rocio crusset, cis woman, she/her, 30 years old. ⧽ regrets by scott ruth ☼ RAFAELA VALLEJO survived the second titan war, but just barely! nowadays they’re a waitress and are known to be being very protective&resentful, makes sense given they’re a CHILD OF INVIDIA. word around town is that they’ve been here for one month and WERE CONSIDERED DEAD FOR YEARS, is it true? it’s probably just gossip. [ nemesis, 21 years old, my noon is your 6:00 AM, she/her, my tw : sa, child abuse, animal abuse, open to dms: yes ]

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Vida de tonadillera

[María Hinojosa con Forma Antiqva en la formación con que grabaron el CD. / FORMA ANTIQVA]

El último disco de Forma Antiqva recupera en la voz de María Hinojosa tonadillas escritas en el siglo XVIII para María Antonia Vallejo, La Caramba

María Antonia Vallejo Fernández nació en Motril en 1751. A los 17 años se trasladó a Cádiz, donde encontró una efervescente vida teatral. Allí debió de conocer al empresario Manuel Martínez, quien impulsó su carrera de actriz-cantante y la presentó en Madrid en 1776. Su impacto en las escenas madrileñas fue extraordinario. Conocida como La Caramba los más reputados compositores del tiempo escribieron tonadillas para ella y se le rindieron aristócratas, profesionales y burgueses. En 1785, por sorpresa, arrepentida de su anterior vida dicen que por un sermón del reaccionario fraile Diego José de Cádiz, abandonó el teatro y se dedicó a la oración y la penitencia. No debió de sentarle muy bien el cambio pues falleció sólo dos años después.

La Caramba es la protagonista del último disco de Forma Antiqva, el formidable conjunto de los hermanos Zapico. Aarón Zapico cuenta que es el primer disco del grupo que no surge de un proyecto propio: "Nos lo encarga Juan Carlos Garvayo para el festival Música Sur en Motril en 2020, aunque nosotros le habíamos echado ya el ojo a toda esta pléyade de cómicas españolas de la época, La Caramba, La Tirana, La Pulpillo, La Lavenana, La Guzmana, La Granadina… Fue empezar a bucear en la figura de María Antonia Vallejo y quedar fascinados por su vida fulgurante y la influencia que ejerció no solo a nivel artístico, sino también empresarial: fue sindicalista, empresaria, bailarina, actriz, cantante, se decía que bastante virtuosa. Teníamos experiencia en el mundo de las tonadillas por un proyecto que hicimos para la Fundación March y el Teatro de la Zarzuela con Ruth Iniesta. Entonces ofrecimos cuatro tonadillas de Blas de Laserna, que tuve que elegir de unas 150 que se conservan. Para este trabajo les pedimos a los musicólogos de Ars Hispana que nos hicieran un cribado de tonadillas que se supiera fehacientemente que habían sido escritas para La Caramba o que fueron interpretadas por ella. Partiendo de esa selección escogí estas cuatro que me parecieron las más interesantes por diversas razones, musicales y teatrales. El mundo de las tonadillas es un océano que está sin navegar en España".

Con María Hinojosa, la soprano barcelonesa escogida para dar la imagen de la tonadillera motrileña, había contactos desde antiguo "esperando el proyecto en que mejor encajara. Ella es una solista de las que llena sola el escenario. Es absurdo contratarla para un segundo papel. Tenía que ser un proyecto muy definido. Pensamos en ella no sólo por sus actitudes canoras, sino por su presencia, su garbo, su dominio de la escena. Además tiene una tranquilidad vital asombrosa, va siempre a 60 pulsaciones por minuto y lo controla todo. Fue un lujo trabajar con ella". María Hinojosa confirma este extremo: "En 2017, Aarón me propuso participar en Los elementos de Literes, pero no pude por fechas, y desde entonces buscamos algo que me fuera bien. Y me propuso esta maravilla de proyecto, en el que puedo trabajar desde la parte actoral. Me dio completa libertad para afrontar esos textos y esas músicas". La soprano barcelonesa también había afrontado antes otro proyecto de tonadillas: "Fue casi paralelo a esta propuesta. Lo hice en el Teatro Clásico de Madrid con la dirección de Xavier Albertí y con Luis Homar".

Para la soprano, "el repertorio de la tonadilla es maravilloso. Me atrajo porque explica nuestra historia. Lo que se dice en esos textos tiene varias lecturas. La monarquía deja de ser cerrada, los reyes empiezan a salir a la calle, a mezclarse con el vulgo. Todos los estamentos están juntos. Sigue habiendo negros y blancos, pero van todos juntos a ver estas funciones. La corte va a presenciar estos espectáculos en teatros y corralas donde el público más llano tiene también acceso. Se mezclan con ellos y escuchan lo mismo, las críticas, que cada cual entiende a su manera. Cada estamento hace su propia lectura. Estas obras explican todo eso, todas las relaciones sociales del tiempo. No deja de ser una especie de comedia del arte en un estilo español, que parte de una gran mezcla cultural. Y está hablando de lo que ocurre en la calle, además con un componente feminista importante: nos cuesta imaginar lo que supone que en el siglo XVIII hubiera una mujer que escogiera la forma de vida de María Antonia, y que pudiera llevarla adelante  con libertad. Pero eso es también parte de nuestra historia. Parece ciencia ficción, pero formaba parte de la vida cotidiana".

[Un momento de la grabación / FORMA ANTIQVA]

Para Aarón Zapico uno de los principales estímulos para afrontar este proyecto es que se trata de "una música abierta a la interpretación. Las partituras están prácticamente en blanco, no hay un solo detalle interpretativo que esté en la partitura. Había una serie de automatismos a la hora de escribir, porque se hacía con prisa, porque había que crear la tonadilla en un día, hacer las partes, ensayarla… y no se ponían a pensar si esto es fuerte o piano y si ahora quitamos los oboes para hacer la escena más íntima. Todas esas decisiones, y muchas más, forman parte del trabajo que hemos hecho para este proyecto. Hay que hacer un trabajo de imaginación, de colorear el continuo, he añadido percusión, en algunos momentos he quitado los oboes y las trompas, cosas que se hacían en la época, aunque no esté escrito. No había necesidad de que permaneciesen esas instrucciones. Y aun tienes que seguir escuchando de muchos que todo está en la partitura. Cuando llegas así a una orquesta sinfónica, los músicos se sorprenden del tipo de trabajo que hacemos".

Para María Hinojosa, "los españoles tenemos problemas para reconocer quiénes somos. No valoramos lo suficiente nuestro patrimonio. Por suerte, en los últimos años gente del teatro y algunos musicólogos locos han estudiado este mundo de la tonadilla que es un reflejo maravilloso de la cultura de la época". La cantante de Sabadell pretende ir más allá de lo literal con su interpretación: "Me resulta más interesante interpretar esta música desde la comprensión del contexto social, político y cultural al que yo pueda acceder. Ir un poco más allá para ir construyendo incluso la forma de decir, porque las tonadilleras de la época declamaban, y por eso la línea de canto es tan central, pocas veces sube como si estuviéramos cantando un aria de ópera. Tenemos que entender eso, qué castellano se hablaba, qué modismos se usaban, y una vez que sabemos leer eso, nos venimos al presente, con nuestras propias convenciones. Pero ya todo es distinto, todo cambia cuando las cosas se ven desde atrás. Tuve en cuenta el espacio en que se hacía, el número de personas para el que se hacía, los músicos que tocaban con ella, si la expresión de cada fragmento era más lírico o más dramático. Partiendo de todo eso, para la grabación tuve que exagerar determinados matices, algo que en directo no es tan necesario porque la escena te permite expresar eso de otra manera, con otra vía de comunicación, el gesto y la presencia. Se trata de transmitir todas esas particularidades que hay en el texto y en la música a partir de un buen entendimiento previo del contexto".

Forma Antiqva estrenó el espectáculo de La Caramba en El Escorial en julio de 2020 antes de presentarlo en el propio Motril. En el verano de 2021, siempre con María Hinojosa encarnando la figura de María Antonia Vallejo, lo ofrecieron en el Festival de Santander. No han vuelto a hacerlo. "No confío en que la salida del disco le dé una nueva oportunidad al espectáculo. No grabamos para que nos salgan conciertos. De esa utopía hemos aterrizado ya. La deficiencia de programación de música española es un poco inexplicable. A veces recuperas el patrimonio pero para poner una especie de pica y decir que ya se ha hecho, y luego se olvida. No está normalizado. ¿Para qué grabamos entonces? Yo grabo para dejar constancia de lo hecho. Los discos son una fotografía sonora de un pasado. En este disco es recordar Motril, recordar las conversaciones con Juan Carlos, la investigación que hicimos, es un cofre de pequeños recuerdos. A nivel empresarial es necesario seguir grabando, nos posiciona, nos pone en actualidad, quizás algún programador se interese por ello, pero entre los diez primeros puntos que nos llevan al estudio de grabación le aseguro que no está el conseguir conciertos".

[Diario de Sevilla. 5-11-23]

LA CARAMBA EN SPOTIFY

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La consellera de Economía traslada el respaldo del Consell a la empresa familiar de la Comunidad Valenciana

La consellera de Hacienda, Economía y Administración Pública, Ruth Merino, ha mantenido este lunes una reunión de trabajo con el presidente del Instituto Valenciano para el Estudio de la Empresa Familiar (Ivefa), Francisco Vallejo, y el director de la asociación empresarial, Juan Bolós. Ruth Merino ha mantenido un primer encuentro de trabajo con representantes del Instituto Valenciano para el…

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DS 100 Banyuhay (DSS quotes for uploading on Monday)

Alegre - Bernardo Caslib Arce - Bernardo Caslib Bernadez - Bernardo Caslib Bueno - Wensley Reyes Deloso - Wensley Reyes Diaz - Wensley Reyes Ejera - Chester Arcilla Flores - Chester Arcilla Gonzales - Chester Arcilla Lopez - Reginald Vallejos Macasio - Reginald Vallejos  Miguel - Reginald Vallejos Salazar - Ruth Shane Legaspi Samson - Ruth Shane Legaspi Sison - Ruth Shane Legaspi Tabuada - Jose Mikhail Perez Tan - Jose Mikhail Perez Zapata, L - Jose Mikhail Perez Zapata, M - Rommel Linatoc

[williamchastain]

Starstruck (Elaine Lee, 2019)

Directed by W. Steven Carroll

This Boris Vallejo-inspired piece drew heavily from the pulp sci-fi artwork of the 1970s, with specific kudos to Vallejo’s poster art for the Jane Fonda vehicle Barberella. 

Reimagining characters that have been featured in a long-running series of comic books is a challenge on its own, given the temptation to just translate established designs into a different style. That being said, the director gave me free reign to play around fun with the immensely fun world of Lee’s Starstruck.

And yes - the looming villain is 100% inspired by Ruth Wilson

[geekynerfherder]

Winners of the Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Awards have been announced. in a ceremony held at the Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO

Gold Award winners:

GRAND MASTER: Donato Giancola

RISING STAR: Gawki

ADVERTISING: 'Annihilation' by Greg Ruth

BOOK: 'Charlie Florida' by Francis Vallejo COMICS: 'Castle in the Stars: Book 4, page 1' by Alex Alice CONCEPT ART: 'Submerged Statue of Tyr' by Abe Taraky DIMENSIONAL: 'Reflection' by Patrick Masson EDITORIAL: 'The Remains' by Qiuxin Mao INSTITUTIONAL: 'Slippery Bogle' by Jesper Ejsing

UNPUBLISHED: 'A Walk In The Woods' by Konstantin Marinov Kostadinov

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Read Alikes: Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger

Charlotte “Charlie” Silver has always been a good girl. She excelled at tennis early, coached by her father, a former player himself, and soon became one of the top juniors in the world. When she leaves UCLA - and breaks her boyfriend’s heart - to turn pro, Charlie joins the world’s best athletes who travel eleven months a year, competing without mercy for Grand Slam titles and Page Six headlines. After Charlie suffers a disastrous loss and injury on Wimbledon’s Centre Court, she fires her longtime coach and hires Todd Feltner, a legend of the men’s tour, who is famous for grooming champions. Charlie is his first-ever female player, and he will not let her forget it. He is determined to change her good-girl image - both on the court and off - and transform her into a ruthless competitor who will not only win matches and climb the rankings, but also score magazine covers and seven-figure endorsement deals. Her not-so-secret affair with the hottest male player in the world, sexy Spaniard Marco Vallejo, has people whispering, and it seems like only a matter of time before the tabloids and gossip blogs close in on all the juicy details. Charlie’s ascension to the social throne parallels her rising rank on the women’s tour - but at a major price.

The Second Season by Emily Adrian

Ruth Devon starred for Georgetown Basketball back in college - until she injured her knee, married her coach, and found a new career calling games on the radio. Twenty years later, Ruth and her now-ex-husband, Lester, are two of the most famous faces in sports media. When Lester decides to retire from the announcers’ booth, Ruth goes after his job. If she gets it, she will be the first woman to call NBA games on national television. For now, Ruth is reporting from the sideline of the NBA finals, immersed in the high-pressure spectacle of the post-season. But in a deserted locker room at halftime, Ruth makes a discovery that shatters her vision of her future. Instantly, she is torn between the two things she has always wanted most: the game and motherhood.

The Cactus League by Emily Nemens 

Jason Goodyear is the star outfielder for the Los Angeles Lions, stationed with the rest of his team in the punishingly hot Arizona desert for their annual spring training. Handsome, famous, and talented, Goodyear is nonetheless coming apart at the seams. And the coaches, writers, wives, girlfriends, petty criminals, and diehard fans following his every move are eager to find out why - as they hide secrets of their own. Humming with the energy of a ballpark before the first pitch, Emily Nemens' The Cactus League unravels the tightly connected web of people behind a seemingly linear game. Narrated by a sportscaster, Goodyear's story is interspersed with tales of Michael Taylor, a batting coach trying to stay relevant; Tamara Rowland, a resourceful spring-training paramour, looking for one last catch; Herb Allison, a legendary sports agent grappling with his decline; and a plethora of other richly drawn characters, all striving to be seen as the season approaches. It's a journey that, like the Arizona desert, brims with both possibility and destruction.

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth “Evvie” Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them. Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the “yips”: he can’t throw straight anymore, and, even worse, he can’t figure out why. As the media storm heats up, an invitation from Andy to stay in Maine seems like the perfect chance to hit the reset button on Dean’s future. When he moves into an apartment at the back of Evvie’s house, the two make a deal: Dean won’t ask about Evvie’s late husband, and Evvie won’t ask about Dean’s baseball career. Rules, though, have a funny way of being broken - and what starts as an unexpected friendship soon turns into something more. To move forward, Evvie and Dean will have to reckon with their pasts - the friendships they’ve damaged, the secrets they’ve kept - but in life, as in baseball, there’s always a chance - up until the last out.

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“A San Francisco Houseboat That Once Hosted Jack Kerouac and Maya Angelou Is Now an Artist Residency” (photos by Erea Azurmendi):

In a quiet bay off the coast of San Francisco, a boat rocks unassumingly. Its weathered hull doesn’t look like a haven for the last century’s most radical artists. But history reveals otherwise.

In the 1940s, Surrealist painter Gordon Onslow Ford and avant-garde artist Jean Varda transformed the former passenger ferry, dubbed the SS Vallejo, into their studio, and docked it permanently. Not long after, Allen Ginsberg would read his searing poems onboard. Agnès Varda made an experimental film there. Beat generation writer Jack Kerouac was rumored to have built a fence on the dock during a drunken frenzy. And sculptor Ruth Asawa, painter Lee Mullican, and poet Maya Angelou shared ideas and gleaned inspiration inside.

But the SS Vallejo’s relationship with art didn’t end there. Today, the boat’s role as a creative sanctuary is being resurrected through an unconventional residency, called Varda.

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Let’s Hug Day

Grab a friend, family member or other beloved person and get ready to show them how much they are loved because it’s time for Let’s Hug Day!

History of Let’s Hug Day

Hugging has probably been around since humans discovered what a delight it is to embrace and wrap arms around each other. However it began, it continues to be a way that friends and family members show affection to each other.

And it is interesting to note that the hug is a universal form of showing affection. While certain forms of greeting might change based on culture, like the handshake or the bow or the high five, the hug seems to be universal among almost all cultures in places all over the world.

What was probably known all along but not able to be scientifically proven is the fact that hugs are necessary for humans to thrive. This is especially true for babies after they are born. Children who do not receive hugs and cuddles when they are small usually fail to thrive and grow in the way healthy, well-loved children will.

And adults can certainly benefit from hugs also. In fact, many studies have been made to reveal that hugs can be healthy not only for the mental and emotional benefits, but hugging is also a helpful way to promote better physical health.

So don’t be shy – get ready to celebrate and hug someone on Let’s Hug Day!

How to Celebrate Let’s Hug Day

Try out some of these delightful ideas for enjoying and celebrating on Let’s Hug Day:

Hug Someone on Let’s Hug Day

Of course, the most important thing to do on this day is to give someone you love a big hug. First thing in the morning, grab a family member and give them a big bear hug. Or call up a friend and meet them for coffee, adding in an additional hug just in honor of Let’s Hug Day.

Of course, this day is just the beginning and can act as a great reminder that hugs are fun and healthy any day of the year!

Learn About the Health Benefits of Hugs

Who knew that hugs are not only enjoyable but they can actually assist in improving a person’s health? In celebration of Let’s Hug Day, take a look at some of the ways that practicing regular hugs with beloved people can give a health boost to children and adults alike:

Hugs Reduce Stress. As a sign of support and solidarity, hugs provide a boost to mental health. Touch has been proven to reduce the negative impact of painful and stressful situations in humans. And it’s also good for the person who is offering the hug to show support.

Hugs Can Improve the Immune System. Hugs may help to increase the protection against illness by offering support, which reduces the risk of getting sick.

Hugs May Increase Heart Health. Hugs have been shown to reduce blood pressure and heart rate, which are important factors related to heart health.

Source

[lescroniques]

El 70% dels joves discapacitats d'Aragó ni té feina ni el busca

El 70% dels joves discapacitats d’Aragó ni té feina ni el busca

La situació és millor que fa només una dècada, però les persones amb discapacitat, i sobretot.[…][…] (elperiodicodearagon.com)

[lgbtlovecomesfirst]

“For the first time in Ecuador’s history, a legal institution has ruled that banning same-sex marriage is illegal.

Last week, two separate judges ruled the ban violates the human rights of LGBTI people.

Judges in the Family, Women, Children and Adolescents Court ruled in favor of two lesbian couples. The Civil Registry office had rejected the couples’s marriage license applications.

In two separate hearings Judges Iliana Vallejo and Ruth Alvarez ruled the Civil Registry must ‘immediately’ allow the women to get married.

Read the full story here

For more #LGBTQ family stories and parenting news, check out our monthly news roundup!

[principleofplenitude]

In the longer view it doesn’t matter. However, it’s that having lived, it matters. So that every death breaks you apart. You find yourself weeping at the door of your own kitchen, overwhelmed by loss. And you find yourself weeping as you pass the homeless person head in hands resigned on a cement step, the wire basket on wheels right there. Like stopped film, or a line of Vallejo, or a sketch of the mechanics of a wing by Leonardo. All pauses in space, a violent compression of meaning in an instant within the meaningless. Even staring into the dim shapes at the farthest edge; accepting that blur.

Ruth Stone, “Shapes”

[alliwanttodoiscollectpoetry]

Shapes

In the longer view it doesn’t matter. However, it’s that having lived, it matters. So that every death breaks you apart. You find yourself weeping at the door of your own kitchen, overwhelmed by loss. And you find yourself weeping as you pass the homeless person head in hands resigned on a cement step, the wire basket on wheels right there. Like stopped film, or a line of Vallejo, or a sketch of the mechanics of a wing by Leonardo. All pauses in space, a violent compression of meaning in an instant within the meaningless. Even staring into the dim shapes at the farthest edge; accepting that blur.

Ruth Stone