Feingold is an interesting choice since Wisconsin will have a limited domestic partnership law in place by October, but his constituents won't be able to benefit from the DOMA Repeal as it will only recognize marriage, but not civil union/domestic partnership. So I don't know how enthusiatic he'd be in pushing a DOMA repeal. Granted, it may allow people living in states where gay marriage is not legal to get married in states where it is and enjoy federal benefits.
Now, if it doesn't pass in this session (2009), I don't see how it can get picked up by the next session, where midterm election will be on everyone's mind and controversial topics are avoided at all costs.
But we should take comfort in the fact that progress is happening, albeit at a much lower pace than we'd like. That's the political reality....
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Choosing between love and country
Posted by
uluckidog 1028 days ago
(http://www.washblade.com)
At last there is a real chance for immigration reform that includes same sex couples. THERE’S A BATTLE looming for LGBT families that we can win now — a battle to keep lesbians and gays from literally being torn from our same-sex partners. Discriminatory immigration laws are causing LGBT families needless suffering.
CONGRESS AND THE White House are committed to moving forward with comprehensive immigration reform. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), chair of the subcommittee charged with overseeing immigration, recently said that he will have a bill ready for consideration by Labor Day. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised, once the Senate votes on its version, to bring a similar measure to a vote in her chamber, too.?
Including our families in comprehensive immigration reform, if successful, will not only be a watershed moment for couples impacted directly by discriminatory immigra
CONGRESS AND THE White House are committed to moving forward with comprehensive immigration reform. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), chair of the subcommittee charged with overseeing immigration, recently said that he will have a bill ready for consideration by Labor Day. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised, once the Senate votes on its version, to bring a similar measure to a vote in her chamber, too.?
Including our families in comprehensive immigration reform, if successful, will not only be a watershed moment for couples impacted directly by discriminatory immigra
400 years after Henry Hudson first sailed into Manhattan, the Amsterdam City Council will marry five US-Dutch gay couples in Amsterdam during Canal Pride. Only an astute observer might notice the underlying irony: these couples are not recognized as family in the United States and are strangers in the eyes of the law for immigration purposes. Unless the Dutch partner has a green card or is a US citizen, the wedding may even signal US immigration authorities to deny him entry the next time he travels to the USA....
A Gross Unfairness (I Said I Do Today)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1028 days ago
(http://isaididotoday.com)
A report issued in 2006 by two nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch and Immigration Equality, describes the written response made in 1975 by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to an American citizen's petition to sponsor a foreign same-sex partner for legal residency in the United States. The INS denied the petition for the following reason: "You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots." Except perhaps in the explicitness of language, federal policy toward same-sex binational couples has changed little since then. On June 3 of this year, Congress held its first-ever hearing on the plight of such couples and brought attention to the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), sponsored in the Senate by Patrick Leahy and in the House by Jerrold Nadler (and subsequently folded into a larger immigration reform bill). Introd
A Gross Unfairness The Workings of the Straight State (The Nation)
Posted by
BinatUK 1028 days ago
(http://www.thenation.com)
It is not really news that inhabitants of the United States are governed by what historian Margot Canaday calls, in the title of her excellent book, a "straight state." For some time now, scholars of sexuality (following in the footsteps of those who have studied and challenged the race and gender hierarchies embedded in state policies and actions) have professed the analytical goal of what historian Lisa Duggan, writing in 1994, called "queering the state." These scholars have argued that the supposed naturalness of the heterosexual couple, and the unnaturalness of alternatives, is presumed and reinforced in the ordinary workings of government. Canaday's substantial contribution is to trace, in gripping and at times horrifying detail, exactly how the United States came to operate in this fashion over the course of much of the twentieth century. The Straight State provides a compelling
Congressmen face uphill battle to pass pro gay immigration reform
Posted by
BinatUK 1028 days ago
(http://www.ebar.com)
The two congressmen leading the fight for pro-gay immigration reform in Washington acknowledge they have an uphill fight to see their legislation passed by both the House and the Senate. The result is that binational LGBT couples face difficult decisions about where to live or even if they can remain together. Their options are often limited.
But his bill has failed to gain traction within the House, and the legislation's co-sponsor, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo), recently acknowledged to the Bay Area Reporter it has few chances of being passed anytime soon.
But his bill has failed to gain traction within the House, and the legislation's co-sponsor, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo), recently acknowledged to the Bay Area Reporter it has few chances of being passed anytime soon.
NCLR Rights Immigration Project
Posted by
BrenDAL 1028 days ago
(http://www.docstoc.com)
The National Center for Lesbian Rights
is committedto helping overcome the immigration
hurdles faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender immigrants. U.S. immigration law
unfairlydiscriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender (LGBT) and people with HIV and/or
AIDS. Since 1994, NCLR’s Immigration Project has
provided free legal assistance to thousands of LGBT
immigrants nationwide.Through our national
intake service, as well as through free monthly
clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area, we help LGBT
immigrants understand visas, asylum claims, and
the HIV exclusion. NCLR also provides direct
representation to LGBT immigrants in impact cases
and individual asylum claims. In addition, NCLR
provides assistance to private attorneys
representing LGBT immigrants in pr
is committedto helping overcome the immigration
hurdles faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender immigrants. U.S. immigration law
unfairlydiscriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender (LGBT) and people with HIV and/or
AIDS. Since 1994, NCLR’s Immigration Project has
provided free legal assistance to thousands of LGBT
immigrants nationwide.Through our national
intake service, as well as through free monthly
clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area, we help LGBT
immigrants understand visas, asylum claims, and
the HIV exclusion. NCLR also provides direct
representation to LGBT immigrants in impact cases
and individual asylum claims. In addition, NCLR
provides assistance to private attorneys
representing LGBT immigrants in pr
Amsterdam Gay Weddings Protest US Immigration Law
Posted by
freedom2immigrate 1030 days ago
(http://www.ontopmag.com)
Five gay couples will marry in Amsterdam to protest U.S. immigration law and urge Congress to pass gay-inclusive immigration reform.
The five US-Dutch couples will be married on the “I Do Boat” next weekend by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen.
The boat is being sponsored by the Amsterdam City Council and the Love Exiles Foundation, a group working for marriage equality in the U.S. for bi-national couples.
The five US-Dutch couples will be married on the “I Do Boat” next weekend by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen.
The boat is being sponsored by the Amsterdam City Council and the Love Exiles Foundation, a group working for marriage equality in the U.S. for bi-national couples.
The effort to repeal the federal ban against same-sex marriages will not include extending rights to LGBT couples in domestic partnerships or civil unions, the Bay Area Reporter has learned. But it will include a "certainty provision" requiring states to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-New York), in an exclusive interview with the B.A.R. while attending the annual Human Rights Campaign gala in San Francisco Saturday, July 25, ruled out including anything other than legally recognized marriages in the legislation he plans to introduce either this week or once Congress returns from its August recess. He is also the author and original sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act. "We have got to repeal DOMA and have got to make sure it accomplishes for federal purposes allowing the federal government to recognize same-sex m
Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-New York), in an exclusive interview with the B.A.R. while attending the annual Human Rights Campaign gala in San Francisco Saturday, July 25, ruled out including anything other than legally recognized marriages in the legislation he plans to introduce either this week or once Congress returns from its August recess. He is also the author and original sponsor of the Uniting American Families Act. "We have got to repeal DOMA and have got to make sure it accomplishes for federal purposes allowing the federal government to recognize same-sex m
Gay Immigration Rights DOMA Repeal Bill Will Be Introduced Soon
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1030 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
The partial DOMA repeal that I had hoped for is just not going to deliver. All political realities considered, we're not going to see a solution to the gay immigration debacle until President Obama's second term. ...I have serious doubts that this bill will pass. I am really disappointed that this is not the "DOMA Partial Repeal Plus" that the Advocate reported a while ago, which would only repeal Section 3 but recognize any "marriage like" arrangements registered with the local government.
This, although disappointing, is not unexpected. Recent news articles have reported that LGBT activists differ on how this legislation may look, with many worrying that the "DOMA Repeal Plus" bill would only serve as a counter argument for gay marriage.
This, although disappointing, is not unexpected. Recent news articles have reported that LGBT activists differ on how this legislation may look, with many worrying that the "DOMA Repeal Plus" bill would only serve as a counter argument for gay marriage.
I plead with all pro-CIR organizations to keep the coalition together at all costs. We cannot leave any part of our coalition behind. That being said, I ask that everyone here support the inclusion of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) in Comprehensive Immigration Reform. There are approximately 40 000 same-sex binational couples that are being separated or discriminated against in immigration law. The conservatives will argue that allowing same-sex couples access to equal immigration rights is an attempt to legalize same-sex marriage. This simply is not true. Same-sex binational couples have such a difficult time remaining together in the USA that marriage is not even in the equation. It should be known that the gay and lesbian community supports CIR, so please don’t leave us behind.
i am also in gay binational relationship, i am forced to live separated from my partner for la
i am also in gay binational relationship, i am forced to live separated from my partner for la
Hate Crime Bill Passes Senate Close to Final Passage
Posted by
igualdad 1035 days ago
(http://www.sfbaytimes.com)
The Senate tacked hate crimes onto the defense appropriations bill, so we are a conference committee away from sending “something gay” to the desk of the president for the first time. The conference committee needs to strip out a poison pill amendment that mandates the death sentence for certain federal crimes, but other than that detail, we’re home free.
I know you want to hear about the midgets, but I’m not finished. I can’t help being pleased by this modest step in the right direction, but as I’ve written before, a hate crime law is last on my personal gay agenda. It is an ineffective deterrent to a type of violence that will only abate gradually with the help of substantial gay rights legislation. The repeal of the military ban. The addition of sexual orientation to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Immigration reform for the partners of gay Americans. Federal recognit
I know you want to hear about the midgets, but I’m not finished. I can’t help being pleased by this modest step in the right direction, but as I’ve written before, a hate crime law is last on my personal gay agenda. It is an ineffective deterrent to a type of violence that will only abate gradually with the help of substantial gay rights legislation. The repeal of the military ban. The addition of sexual orientation to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Immigration reform for the partners of gay Americans. Federal recognit
Filling Two Agenda Pushing Holes With One Finger
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1036 days ago
(http://rockthetruth2.blogspot.com)
That could soon change, as more than 100 lawmakers in the House and about 20 in the Senate have signed on to bills that would add the United States to the 19 countries that recognize same-sex couples for immigration purposes. Gay rights groups are encouraged....
“In many ways, the stars are aligning to move this forward as part of a comprehensive bill,’’ said Steve Ralls, communications director for the advocacy group Immigration Equality. “That’s an opportunity we didn’t have years ago.’’
Oh, so the swine in Congress are WORKING on a SECRET IMMIGRATION BILL, hanh?
“In many ways, the stars are aligning to move this forward as part of a comprehensive bill,’’ said Steve Ralls, communications director for the advocacy group Immigration Equality. “That’s an opportunity we didn’t have years ago.’’
Oh, so the swine in Congress are WORKING on a SECRET IMMIGRATION BILL, hanh?
Leftist Foundations Fund Destruction of America
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1036 days ago
(http://patriotsandliberty.com)
It is incredible to witness the thousands of private tax-exempt foundations, which could be donating billions of dollars to address domestic medical and educational needs, doggedly funding their own ideological objectives in myriad ways that harm the United States. As documented in my new book Foundations of Betrayal: How the Liberal Super-Rich Undermine America, hundreds of these big foundations specifically underwrite agendas aimed at radically changing the United States.
Ford’s website highlights its support of many political advocacy groups such as the Migration Policy Institute, the Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project and the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force....
Ford’s website highlights its support of many political advocacy groups such as the Migration Policy Institute, the Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project and the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force....
Leftist Foundations Fund Open Borders Agenda (Right Side News)
Posted by
OneVoice 1036 days ago
(http://rightsidenews.com)
Foundations of Betrayal offers a fresh inside look at an overlooked enemy - hundreds of big tax-exempt, leftist foundations that despise free enterprise and, yes, even our Constitution and America's sovereignty. "Wealth controls culture" and Phil Kent names the control freaks - old-timers like the Ford and Rockefeller foundations as well as devious newcomers like George Soros. Issues ranging from radical environmentalism to open borders serve as their main battering rams to remold America. These unaccountable elites also pay church groups to join their leftward march. They even promote deviant sexual behavior... Ford's website highlights its support of many political advocacy groups such as the Migration Policy Institute, the Immigrant Workers Citizenship Project and the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force.
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