.- owned ▁Daily ▁News ▁of ▁New bury port ▁as ▁staff ▁writer . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Daily ▁News ▁of ▁New bury port , ▁he ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁David ▁S ok ol ▁of ▁Og den ▁Corporation , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁develop ▁community ▁relations ▁and ▁market ing ▁strateg ies ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁serve ▁as ▁its ▁sp okes man . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁Massachusetts ▁permitted ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁C oco ▁married ▁Gen es io ▁J . ▁O live ira , ▁Jr . ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁C oco ▁and ▁O live ira , ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁Brazil , ▁met ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁while ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁visit ing ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁Judge ▁Francis ▁L . ▁C ram er ▁and , ▁later , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Im m igration ▁App e als ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁marriage , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Def ense ▁of ▁Mar riage ▁Act ▁( DO MA ). ▁ ▁O live ira ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁“ vol unt arily ” ▁depart ▁the ▁U . S . ▁within ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁and ▁he ▁comp lied ▁Aug . ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁beginning ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁three - year ▁fight ▁by ▁the ▁couple ▁to ▁be ▁reun ited . ▁C oco ▁used ▁his ▁advert ising ▁skills ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁international ▁campaign ▁even ▁as ▁civil ▁rights ▁groups ▁predicted ▁the ▁strategy ▁would ▁be ▁un