This year we have seen unprecedented movement on LGBT issues in the 111th Congress with long overdue legislation pending in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Today, more than ever before, federal bills provide an opportunity to improve the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people nationwide. From the Uniting American Families Act to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act to the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, NCLR is working to ensure that all members of the LGBT community will be included in federal protections.
But it will take all of us to pass this legislation. We need to hold their feet to the fire, and it will require our entire community to engage with our federal elected officials in order to see change in Congress. Right now, we have the potential to see these three bills reach President Obama’s desk, and he has committ
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Within Reach
Posted by
ATLdave 1011 days ago
(http://nclrights.wordpress.com)
Eliminate Immigration Barriers for Same-Sex Couples. The Assembly Judiciary Committee will be hearing testimony on AJR 15, a California resolution to support the federal Uniting American Families Act (UAFA).
The resolution, introduced by Assembly Member Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and co-sponsored by Equality California (EQCA) and Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE), formally requests that the US Congress pass and President Barack Obama sign the UAFA. Under current federal law, American citizens are permitted to sponsor an opposite-sex (Uniting American families Act spouse applying for legal residency. The UAFA would extend this basic right to committed same-sex couples, who are currently prohibited from sponsoring their partners.
The resolution, introduced by Assembly Member Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) and co-sponsored by Equality California (EQCA) and Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE), formally requests that the US Congress pass and President Barack Obama sign the UAFA. Under current federal law, American citizens are permitted to sponsor an opposite-sex (Uniting American families Act spouse applying for legal residency. The UAFA would extend this basic right to committed same-sex couples, who are currently prohibited from sponsoring their partners.
Crossing Borders
Posted by
BinatUK 1016 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
Americans have long been denied the right to live at home with their noncitizen partners. But Congress may finally be on the verge of changing all that.
The Obama administration also has recently indicated support for UAFA: “The president thinks Americans with partners from other countries should not be faced with a painful choice between staying with their partner or staying in their country,” White House director of specialty media Shin Inouye says in a statement.
The Obama administration also has recently indicated support for UAFA: “The president thinks Americans with partners from other countries should not be faced with a painful choice between staying with their partner or staying in their country,” White House director of specialty media Shin Inouye says in a statement.
Today President Obama confirmed some of my fears in so far as they relate to Uniting American Families Act - UAFA and comprehensive immigration reform (CIR).
“I’ve got a lot on my plate and it’s very important for us to sequence these big initiatives so they don’t crash at the same time,” Obama said when asked by a reporter about the prospects for immigration reform.”
I am calling on Immigration Equality to re strategize and change their course back to the original focus. The focus on UAFA, what it represents to binationals currently in exile or in hiding, its use to raise funds for IE has veered off ...
“I’ve got a lot on my plate and it’s very important for us to sequence these big initiatives so they don’t crash at the same time,” Obama said when asked by a reporter about the prospects for immigration reform.”
I am calling on Immigration Equality to re strategize and change their course back to the original focus. The focus on UAFA, what it represents to binationals currently in exile or in hiding, its use to raise funds for IE has veered off ...
No one said it was going to be easy, but six months into President Obama's term his approval rating has dropped below 60 percent, with more people disapproving his handling of the economy and deficit than not. From his recent pressers and speeches, it appears that President Obama is going to spend the bulk of his remaining political capital on health care reform, a signature issue during his campaign.
With President Obama going "all in" with health care, what does it mean for the other issues, such as comprehensive immigration reform and gay rights?
Well, it's apparent that...
With President Obama going "all in" with health care, what does it mean for the other issues, such as comprehensive immigration reform and gay rights?
Well, it's apparent that...
Why Gay Is Not The New Black
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1041 days ago
(http://gaylife.about.com)
The criticism of President Obama by the gay community has gone too far, says award-winning ESPN columnist LZ Granderson.
Preparing Our Exile Immigration Law Options
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1041 days ago
(http://preparingourexile.blogspot.com)
So let's talk for a minute about what laws would need to change for Alex and me to stay here....It's possible that something will change, but I really don't expect to see movement on these issues unless Obama wins a second term. We're quickly running out of runway for this term, because gay issues will be swept under the rught in 2010 for the mid-term elections, and after that it will be Presidential re-election time, so if it doesn't happen this year, it likely won't happen until late 2012 or sometime in 2013.
As a couple, Alex and I don't have that kind of time. That's the reason for this blog, and that's the reason that we're preparing our exile....
THERE ARE 1,138 FEDERAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH MARRIAGE. BECAUSE WE ARE GAY, ONE OF THOSE RIGHTS WILL FORCE US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY OR LIVE APART. THIS BLOG WILL COVER OUR JOURNEY.
As a couple, Alex and I don't have that kind of time. That's the reason for this blog, and that's the reason that we're preparing our exile....
THERE ARE 1,138 FEDERAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH MARRIAGE. BECAUSE WE ARE GAY, ONE OF THOSE RIGHTS WILL FORCE US TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY OR LIVE APART. THIS BLOG WILL COVER OUR JOURNEY.
Under Pressure
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1048 days ago
(http://features.outinamerica.com)
Please contact the President and urge him to make good on his promise that passage of the Uniting All Families Act (UAFA) is one of the top priorities for the Department of Justice. UAFA is a proposed bill that would provide same-sex couples with the same immigration benefits as opposite-sex couples. If passed, UAFA would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to file a visa petition on behalf of their foreign national same-sex permanent partners, allowing them to immigrate to the U.S. and adjust their status to become lawful permanent residents. The Obama Administration has explicitly stated that it supports passage of this bill. Please also contact your Representative in favor of passage of UAFA....
Under Pressure (NCLRights)
Posted by
uluckidog 1048 days ago
(http://nclrights.wordpress.com)
We all know that the President has a lot on his plate—some very weighty issues, and many of his priorities we support wholeheartedly—but LGBT equality cannot wait to be the dessert course on even the most carefully planned four or eight-year presidential menu.
I promised I would provide concrete steps for keeping the pressure on the President and his administration, and here are five items that need action from this President NOW. You get a gold star and my unending esteem if you do all of them!
Please contact the President and urge him to...Make good on his promise that passage of the Uniting All Families Act (UAFA) is one of the top priorities for the Department of Justice. UAFA is a proposed bill that would provide same-sex couples with the same immigration benefits as opposite-sex couples. If passed, UAFA would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to
I promised I would provide concrete steps for keeping the pressure on the President and his administration, and here are five items that need action from this President NOW. You get a gold star and my unending esteem if you do all of them!
Please contact the President and urge him to...Make good on his promise that passage of the Uniting All Families Act (UAFA) is one of the top priorities for the Department of Justice. UAFA is a proposed bill that would provide same-sex couples with the same immigration benefits as opposite-sex couples. If passed, UAFA would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to
Michelle O to SF Gay Photographer Give Your Husband a Hug From Me
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1050 days ago
(http://mpetrelis.blogspot.com)
About a month ago I registered to volunteer at the playground build at Bret Harte Elementary School this morning. I found out Friday night that Mrs. Obama was going to be there.
I knew I had to say something to her about DOMA if I had the opportunity and this was the result:
Bill Wilson: My husband and I have been together 23 years. We need to get rid of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Michelle Obama: I agree.
Bill Wilson: We need it done now.
Michelle Obama: It will be. ...
I knew I had to say something to her about DOMA if I had the opportunity and this was the result:
Bill Wilson: My husband and I have been together 23 years. We need to get rid of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Michelle Obama: I agree.
Bill Wilson: We need it done now.
Michelle Obama: It will be. ...
Now, there's some juiciness in that statement that is certainly worth celebrating, but then the triangulation occurs, with Obama throwing conservative religious folks a bone with the line, "As a Christian, I'm constantly wrestling with my faith and my solicitude and regard and concern for gays and lesbians." What type of wrestling are we talking about here, Mr. President?
Because, as far as your religion goes, there shouldn't be that much wrestling. You're a member of the United Church of Christ, a denomination that supports the full inclusion of LGBT people in both the church and society. According to the United Church of Christ's Web site:
For more than 30 years the national setting of the UCC has been on a clear course of welcome and inclusion, calling for serious study of human sexuality, [and] supporting the civil rights of LGBT persons...
Because, as far as your religion goes, there shouldn't be that much wrestling. You're a member of the United Church of Christ, a denomination that supports the full inclusion of LGBT people in both the church and society. According to the United Church of Christ's Web site:
For more than 30 years the national setting of the UCC has been on a clear course of welcome and inclusion, calling for serious study of human sexuality, [and] supporting the civil rights of LGBT persons...
Alabama Rep Patricia Todd Urges Patience With Obama
Posted by
SFbeat 1053 days ago
(http://www.queervoice.net)
Ala. State Rep. Patricia Todd, the first openly gay elected official in Alabama, was invited to the White House for Monday’s Pride celebration. Todd said she understood the concerns within the community, but urged patience. “[Obama] is working with the Department of Defense to overturn [Don’t ask, don’t tell] but wants to make sure that it is done in a manner that does not upset the military operations. We must remember that we are fighting two major wars at this time. While I understand the anger from our community, I guess I am more patient than most.“ ...
Tim Miller Lays It Out At Ingenuity
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1056 days ago
(http://www.spanglemagazine.com)
So he did — moving to New York City and creating solo pieces that addressed touchy LGBT issues, such as HIV/AIDS and marriage and immigration equality. He also launched P.S. 122, in New York, and Highways, in Santa Monica — performance ... he 50-year-old queer performance artist, who brings his latest work, Lay of the Land, to Cleveland’s Ingenuity Festival next week, voted for Obama in the last election. And so he’s not thrilled with the recent actions of the president (and so-called “fierce advocate” for LGBT rights).
“We’ve been thrown under the bus and run over a thousand times since January,” Miller tells me from Los Angeles, where he’s preparing for his Northeast Ohio performances.
And he’s just getting started.
“We’ve been thrown under the bus and run over a thousand times since January,” Miller tells me from Los Angeles, where he’s preparing for his Northeast Ohio performances.
And he’s just getting started.
President Obama has recently been criticized by many members of the LGBT community for what appears to be a reversal of his campaign stance on same-sex rights. Presently President Obama’s Justice Department is defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the US courts. However, President Obama has made statements claiming that while his administration is in the process of enforcing the provisions of DOMA, he is also working to have the law repealed. Apparently, President Obama is trying to apply pressure to Congress in order to make them repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
... in repealing DOMA the upshot will likely be that the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) will be rendered superfluous because same sex marriage would be included in the umbrella term “marriage” under current US Immigration law. ...
... in repealing DOMA the upshot will likely be that the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) will be rendered superfluous because same sex marriage would be included in the umbrella term “marriage” under current US Immigration law. ...
Attendees at the White House lunch for LGBT Leaders (VIDEO)
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1058 days ago
(http://carlosqc.blogspot.com)
Yesterday president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama invited a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to the White House, to celebrate the gay civil rights movement.
In this video:
Kate Kendell, Executive Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Wilson Cruz
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
Immigration Equality
In this video:
Kate Kendell, Executive Director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Wilson Cruz
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
Immigration Equality
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