America's Love Exiles Support the Uniting American Families Act Testimony submitted to: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing: “The Uniting American Families Act: Addressing Inequality in Federal Immigration Law” ...
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Love Exiles UAFA Testimony (Love Exiles)
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1079 days ago
(http://loveexiles.wordpress.com)
Kudos to Immigration Equality (Love Exiles)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1081 days ago
(http://loveexiles.wordpress.com)
We have to be aware that we are now in a position to set the agenda. The Bush years are over. There is no longer a majority in favor of denying us our human rights. The religious right can speak out against UAFA, but they are losing ground. We have new allies, allies who have seldom spoken out in public on political issues, like the American Psychologists Association and the American Bar Association. We have allies in various US human rights organizations. We need to reach out to them for their support, people like the Rev. James A Forbes Jnr, and Breakthrough. I’m fired up.
This issue hits LGBT Foreign Service families particularly hard. Like their straight colleagues, many LGBT Foreign Service officers find the loves of their lives while serving their country overseas. And thus begins the difficult path of constantly choosing between their family and serving their country. Most end up serving only overseas, to the detriment of their ability to advance in a career that depends on making connections back in Washington, DC. And most end up, at the end of their careers spent serving the country they love, not being able to retire to the country they love because it means leaving the person they love behind.
Martha McDevitt-Pugh, founder and chairwoman of the advocacy group Love Exiles, gave up waiting for things to change and moved to the Netherlands so she could be with her Dutch partner, Lin McDevitt-Pugh. ...
Martha McDevitt-Pugh, founder and chairwoman of the advocacy group Love Exiles, gave up waiting for things to change and moved to the Netherlands so she could be with her Dutch partner, Lin McDevitt-Pugh. ...
UAFA Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1086 days ago
(http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com)
Today I enjoyed lunch with Shirley Tan, Jay, the twins, Martha and Lin McDevitt-Pugh (Love Exiles founders, from the Netherlands), Becky Bransky, Legislative Director of Lesbian and Gay Task Force and Julie Kruse, Policy Director Immigration Equality. The Brown Bag was a perfect choice for our informal gathering. It was a well deserved lunch after an emotional meet-up with the witnesses who are testifying in tomorrows Senate Judiciary hearing. The LGBT Immigration cause has a stupendous team. The choice of witnesses is an exciting compliment.
New Federal Lawsuit (American In Amsterdam)
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1087 days ago
(http://jamesonthecanal.blogspot.com)
Check out this video to learn about a new federal lawsuit from an unexpected source, a conservative! I hope this works, but gay rights groups feel this is a premature lawsuit. I say, let's go for it! I want full equality NOW!
Gay Immigration Woes. Immigration Equality · Love Exiles · Out4immigration · UAFA forum · Uniting American Families Act. Gay Rights and Immigration. ACLU: LGBT · Freedom to Marry · GLAAD · Human Rights Campaign · Human Rights Watch: ...
Gay Immigration Woes. Immigration Equality · Love Exiles · Out4immigration · UAFA forum · Uniting American Families Act. Gay Rights and Immigration. ACLU: LGBT · Freedom to Marry · GLAAD · Human Rights Campaign · Human Rights Watch: ...
Mecado Tan Family
Posted by
NLXile 1089 days ago
(http://loveexiles.wordpress.com)
Each of us did one or two things that we could do. And for that moment, we gave up feeling powerlessness, stopped being resigned and cynical. We know we will wake up again tomorrow as second class citiznens in the eyes of US federal law. And all we can do is take one more step. It is the only way we will win. It’s up to us.
On 23 March 2009, Lin and Martha McDevitt-Pugh of the Love Exiles Foundation had the opportunity to meet the Mercado-Tan family: two moms and their twin sons who live in Pacifica, California.
Mother Shirley Tan is an asylum seeker and was scheduled to be deported to a country she hasn’t visited in more than 20 years and where she nearly lost her life at age 14 when a cousin killed her mother and sister over an inheritance. This morning, April 23 2009, Melanie Nathan of Private Courts, who has...
On 23 March 2009, Lin and Martha McDevitt-Pugh of the Love Exiles Foundation had the opportunity to meet the Mercado-Tan family: two moms and their twin sons who live in Pacifica, California.
Mother Shirley Tan is an asylum seeker and was scheduled to be deported to a country she hasn’t visited in more than 20 years and where she nearly lost her life at age 14 when a cousin killed her mother and sister over an inheritance. This morning, April 23 2009, Melanie Nathan of Private Courts, who has...
"I am from California," says Toronto rally organizer Thom Vernon. "There's a group here in town called Love Exiles, which is actually an international organization for people who have left the US or been forced out because of the lack of relationship recognition."
Vernon also organized a November Prop 8 protest, where the turnout was around 150 people. With the decision now coming down, Vernon says that the impetus behind this rally was to lend support for the cause.
"In Canada we kind of have it good, but there's a lot of people in the States who are in situation that we were in," says Vernon. "Just because [these issues] are for all intents and purposes over in Canada, they're not over globally."
Roger Chin, organizing the rally in Vancouver, also organized a protest there in November.
"One of the things we found out was there are a
Vernon also organized a November Prop 8 protest, where the turnout was around 150 people. With the decision now coming down, Vernon says that the impetus behind this rally was to lend support for the cause.
"In Canada we kind of have it good, but there's a lot of people in the States who are in situation that we were in," says Vernon. "Just because [these issues] are for all intents and purposes over in Canada, they're not over globally."
Roger Chin, organizing the rally in Vancouver, also organized a protest there in November.
"One of the things we found out was there are a
Democrats Abroad Elects New Officers (EurObama Blog)
Posted by
igualdad 1097 days ago
(http://www.eurobamablog.com)
Robbie Checkoway, International Vice Chair, The Netherlands (Boston, MA) ...He is a board member of the Love Exiles Foundation
Mr. Checkoway is International Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He is a past Chair of Democrats Abroad Netherlands and served on the Rules Committee of the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Checkoway is an advertising copywriter now based in Manchester, England. He is a board member of the Love Exiles Foundation, a founding member of The Queen’s English Theatre Company, and a past chair of the Penn Alumni Secondary School Committee in the Netherlands. Mr. Checkoway holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Checkoway is International Vice Chair of Democrats Abroad and a member of the Democratic National Committee. He is a past Chair of Democrats Abroad Netherlands and served on the Rules Committee of the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Checkoway is an advertising copywriter now based in Manchester, England. He is a board member of the Love Exiles Foundation, a founding member of The Queen’s English Theatre Company, and a past chair of the Penn Alumni Secondary School Committee in the Netherlands. Mr. Checkoway holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Pennsylvania.
Pass UAFA already dammit
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1123 days ago
(http://www.wiqaable.com)
Federal immigration law does not currently allow LGBT Americans to sponsor their partners. Activists from around the country, including those from Marriage Equality USA, Out4Immigration, Immigration Equality and Love Exiles, ...
I got a question
Posted by
igualdad 1125 days ago
(http://www.pamshouseblend.com)
We have all of these splinter groups pushing for the UAFA. Do Out4Immigration, Love Exiles, Marriage Equality, etc have issues with Immigration Equality? Do you all feel that Immigration Equality is working in our best interest? ...
New Bill Saves Lesbian From Deportation
Posted by
SFbeat 1125 days ago
(http://www.gaywired.com)
Activists from Marriage Equality USA, Immigration Equality, Out4Immigration and Love Exiles implored elected officials to help.
Deportation looms for Filipina over gay Marriage
Posted by
igualdad 1126 days ago
(http://www.gmanews.tv)
and also from gay and lesbian rights groups like O4I, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), The Love Exiles Foundation, Immigration Equality and Marriage Equality USA. Within the Filipino community, the Bayan-USA ...
For binational lesbian couple deportation delayed indefinitely
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1126 days ago
(http://www.inlookout.com)
Marriage Equality, Immigration Equality, Out4Immigration, Love Exiles and all the Media that remained so patient and supportive. Sen Boxer is sponsoring UAFA and we now hope that Sen. Feinstein will do the same as many many others are ...
Shirley Tan Saved from Deportation (for Now) Lez Get Real
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1126 days ago
(http://lezgetreal.com)
... that provided guidance and support; Marriage Equality, Immigration Equality, Out4 Immigration, Love Exiles and all the Media that remained so patient and supportive. Senator Boxer is co- sponsoring UAFA and we now hope that Sen. ...
Lesbian Mom Shirley Tan Gets to Stay in the US For Now (Queerty)
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1126 days ago
(http://www.queerty.com)
Marriage Equality, Immigration Equality, Out4Immigration, Love Exiles and all the Media that remained so patient and supportive. Sen Boxer is sponsoring UAFA and we now hope that Sen. Feinstein will do the same as many many others are ...
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