Dear Mr. President, I was very optimistic to hear your speech to the LGBT today. It gave me hope and pride to hear for the very first time my President make such statements that would directly affect me. Everything you said, directly affects me and my family. I know that there is much to be done and I know that we may seem to be impatient, we are so because these issues affect so many so directly. Ant at this time we do see hope where there was no hope before. I know that it will take time, but so much that needs to be done to bring forward the issues of civil liberties and equality and right the wrongs of the past. The Uniting American Families Act, the reversal of The Defense Of Marriage Act, the reversal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, are just a few of these very issues that need to have Executive attention. Some of theses inhibit my rights and civil liberties directly, that is
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Follow up Letter to Obama (DAVID LYLE JONES-MUNOZ)
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1058 days ago
(http://davidlylejones.blogspot.com)
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey hand-delivered a binder containing messages from nearly 700 supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights to President Obama at the White House's Pride Month reception on June 29.
Late last week, the Task Force solicited the feedback from community members, asking: "What would you say to the president if you had the opportunity?" Many of the responses presented by Carey to the president spotlighted people's stories of discrimination and hopes for equality. Marriage equality, family recognition, nondiscrimination protections, immigration, health care reform, hate crimes and abolishing the military ban were common themes; while the topics were over-arching, the stories were unique and personal.
Late last week, the Task Force solicited the feedback from community members, asking: "What would you say to the president if you had the opportunity?" Many of the responses presented by Carey to the president spotlighted people's stories of discrimination and hopes for equality. Marriage equality, family recognition, nondiscrimination protections, immigration, health care reform, hate crimes and abolishing the military ban were common themes; while the topics were over-arching, the stories were unique and personal.
A Penultimate Step in the Fight to End the HIV Travel Ban
Posted by
USABound 1058 days ago
(http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
In a move that closes the gap between two White House administrations, numerous government agencies and a year-old act of Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations that would end the United States' decades-old HIV travel and immigration ban. Originally authorized as part of President Bush's PEPFAR legislation - thanks, in large part, to the heroic efforts of Senator John Kerry, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Senator Gordon Smith - repeal of the ban took a giant leap forward this week with publication of the HHS regulations and a promise from President Obama that his administration is committed to seeing the ban rescinded soon.
Rachel B. Tiven, executive director of Immigration Equality, which played a leading role in the repeal effort called the proposed regulations "the penultimate step" toward ending the ban, noting in Newsday that
Rachel B. Tiven, executive director of Immigration Equality, which played a leading role in the repeal effort called the proposed regulations "the penultimate step" toward ending the ban, noting in Newsday that
(Watch) Full Video of Obama White House LGBT Pride Celebration
Posted by
ATLdave 1058 days ago
(http://www.towleroad.com)
I told him of a conversation I had just had: 'So I said, 'Will you support the Uniting American Families Act — Jerry Nadler's bill?' He said...
President Obama mentions DOMA DADT ENDA but not UAFA
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1059 days ago
(http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com)
President Obama mentioned many an issue on his agenda for LGBT equality today at his meeting with a group of LGBT leaders – but failed to address Immigation Equality. This is not a good sign. I believe the activists for UAFA need a strategy. Ditching DOMA may help but only a few.
When we get all 1,138 Rights, I never want to see ta letter of the ALPHA.BET again!
When we get all 1,138 Rights, I never want to see ta letter of the ALPHA.BET again!
ThePowerOnline Launches LGBT Civil Rights Movement
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1059 days ago
(http://thepoweronline.org)
Monday’s Stonewall action builds upon this momentum, as well as on the June 28 Pride March in Manhattan, which honored the Stonewall rebellion, and on the increasing national attention on ENDA, DOMA, DADT, Hate Crimes and the United American Families Act (UAFA), which provides immigration equality for bi-national same-sex couples.
“Even if each of the pieces of legislation passes, they don’t represent the entirety of what it means to be a full citizen with full civil rights,” said The Power’s Campagna, who is also a fundraiser for Democratic candidates and was on Obama’s LGBT Steering Committee.
“Even if each of the pieces of legislation passes, they don’t represent the entirety of what it means to be a full citizen with full civil rights,” said The Power’s Campagna, who is also a fundraiser for Democratic candidates and was on Obama’s LGBT Steering Committee.
The Devil suggests Binationals may get screwed (Melanie Nathan)
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1059 days ago
(http://oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com)
If the devil did not advocate, success would go unappreciated. My hope is for the success of Mike Honda’s bill on CIR and that it will include the LGBTQ community in every respect of our right for immigration equality. It would be remiss for comprehensive immigration reform to refuse our community and hence any such bill penned by a democratic author must include our community, that is a given. But should it distract us?
If we expend so much time and our limited lack luster resources on advocating specifically for CIR do we risk being sacrificed as ‘lambs to the slaughter’ only to get dumped at the end of the road when democrats make a deal to garnish the hold out votes of few Republicans for CIR?
The writing is so on the wall, exemplified by President Obama’s failure to mention UAFA or any immigration reform for LGBT rights today.
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If we expend so much time and our limited lack luster resources on advocating specifically for CIR do we risk being sacrificed as ‘lambs to the slaughter’ only to get dumped at the end of the road when democrats make a deal to garnish the hold out votes of few Republicans for CIR?
The writing is so on the wall, exemplified by President Obama’s failure to mention UAFA or any immigration reform for LGBT rights today.
I believe w
The unfinished legacy of Stonewall Still partying like it is 1969
Posted by
SFbeat 1059 days ago
(http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Forty years after the Stonewall riots started the modern gay rights movement, the US still treats us as second-class citizens. Last November, Proposition 8 in California overturned an earlier court decision granting marriage equality. Though five states now recognise same-sex marriage, the 1996 Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) deprives legally married same-sex couples of the 1,381 privileges that federally recognised heterosexual couples enjoy, including rights regarding pensions, social security survivor benefits and immigration. It also bars us from filing a joint income tax return and levies a heavy "gay tax" on health insurance and inheritance. Small wonder a recent UCLA report on poverty in the LGBT community found that same-sex partners are more likely to be poor than our heterosexual counterparts....Will hitting the Obama administration and the DNC in their wallets be enough to ma
Democratic Leaders Show Signs Gay Rights Agenda Back on Deck
Posted by
igualdad 1060 days ago
(http://www.rollcall.com)
After avoiding contentious social issues for six months, House Democrats are throwing bones to advocates for gay rights and immigrants — key liberal constituencies — in an effort to keep a lid on simmering tensions until they finish with larger priorities: health care and energy.
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders adopted a strategy early in his presidency to avoid hot-button cultural and social issues, fearing that doing so would bog down their agenda as it did to then-President Bill Clinton in 1993 when fights over gays in the military and gun rights divided the party and gave Republicans fuel for their 1994 revolution.
But patience has quickly worn thin in the gay and immigrant communities. Even Obama’s effort to appease the gay community by signing an executive order extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees appeared to fall fl
President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders adopted a strategy early in his presidency to avoid hot-button cultural and social issues, fearing that doing so would bog down their agenda as it did to then-President Bill Clinton in 1993 when fights over gays in the military and gun rights divided the party and gave Republicans fuel for their 1994 revolution.
But patience has quickly worn thin in the gay and immigrant communities. Even Obama’s effort to appease the gay community by signing an executive order extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees appeared to fall fl
The Demise of the HIV Travel Ban
Posted by
MarcoMUC 1060 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
The first step to ending the HIV travel ban in the United States has been taken by the Obama administration. The Office of Management and Budget posted a notice on its site Friday afternoon indicating that the department of Health and Human Services could move forward with steps to change a regulation that has restricted HIV-positive people from gaining entrance into the United States.
We need a national leader
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1061 days ago
(http://news.lavenderliberal.com)
That’s the way it’s always been — until now. Now, we’re on the national stage. And others still (myself among them) focused on immigration equality. We all supported one another, but no one — at least no one I can recall — was attempting a nationwide push for marriage equality. Domestic partnerships, yes. ...
So, getting back to the question of a national leader: Do we need one? I say yes. What we really need is a voice — a gay version of what Barack Obama’s fan club thought he was going to be: a voice, and not a dictator.
So, who have we got? I can’t think of anyone else right now but Dan Choi. And, judging from what I’ve seen so far, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have on the national stage.
So, getting back to the question of a national leader: Do we need one? I say yes. What we really need is a voice — a gay version of what Barack Obama’s fan club thought he was going to be: a voice, and not a dictator.
So, who have we got? I can’t think of anyone else right now but Dan Choi. And, judging from what I’ve seen so far, I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have on the national stage.
Gay invitees eager for White House reception
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1062 days ago
(http://www.washblade.com)
President Obama has invited a several key players in the LGBT community for a White House reception Monday to celebrate Pride month. "I want the president to understand our impatience," she said. "While we are waiting for inequalities to be corrected, we remain second-class citizens, and people are harmed every day."
She decried, among other issues, how 265 service members have been discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and how gay bi-national couples are often kept apart under current immigration law. "We need concrete action, and we need it now," Ochs said. "This is the best presidential administration I've ever lived under, and my expectations are high."
She decried, among other issues, how 265 service members have been discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and how gay bi-national couples are often kept apart under current immigration law. "We need concrete action, and we need it now," Ochs said. "This is the best presidential administration I've ever lived under, and my expectations are high."
HIV Travel Ban To Be Lifted
Posted by
USABound 1062 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
The first step to ending the HIV travel ban in the United States has been taken by the Obama administration.
Friday Immigration Review Predictions of Immigration Reform this Year
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1062 days ago
(http://immigration.change.org)
If you're wondering what is going on with immigration reform a day after Obama met with congressional leaders to discuss proposed legislation, read Kyle's overview at Citizen Orange. This is important:
the world cannot wait another year or two for U.S. migration reform. People are dying, lives are being ruined, and families are being torn apart, now.
Kos took note of the meeting, predicting that the political winds favor reform.
Ente Breed laments the U.S.'s discriminatory immigration laws on same-sex couples at Immigration Equality:
These couples have made the painful decision, dictated by U.S. immigration law, to leave the life, family and friends of their American halves behind. Their relationship, even before marriage, is recognized all over Europe, in Australia, Canada, Israel and South America. But the United States of America refuse to gra
the world cannot wait another year or two for U.S. migration reform. People are dying, lives are being ruined, and families are being torn apart, now.
Kos took note of the meeting, predicting that the political winds favor reform.
Ente Breed laments the U.S.'s discriminatory immigration laws on same-sex couples at Immigration Equality:
These couples have made the painful decision, dictated by U.S. immigration law, to leave the life, family and friends of their American halves behind. Their relationship, even before marriage, is recognized all over Europe, in Australia, Canada, Israel and South America. But the United States of America refuse to gra
Upcoming March on Washington
Posted by
uluckidog 1063 days ago
(http://www.edgeboston.com)
When tens of thousands of LGBT people march down Fifth Avenue this Sunday for the city’s annual Pride parade, activist and founder of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt Cleve Jones will be among those at the helm. EDGE spoke to Jones earlier this week about the purpose of Pride, the upcoming March on Washington and his suggested strategy for achieving equality for LGBT Americans within the next few years.
"We had eight years of peace and prosperity, and what did we get? The Defense of Marriage Act and "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell."" As for what can be done under the first term of an Obama administration, Jones said the White House has a two year window of opportunity to sign any LGBT-specific bills into law.
"Within a very short period of time, he’s going to be focused on getting re-elected; so I think we need bold, decisive leadership from him and we need it right now," "I am t
"We had eight years of peace and prosperity, and what did we get? The Defense of Marriage Act and "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell."" As for what can be done under the first term of an Obama administration, Jones said the White House has a two year window of opportunity to sign any LGBT-specific bills into law.
"Within a very short period of time, he’s going to be focused on getting re-elected; so I think we need bold, decisive leadership from him and we need it right now," "I am t
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