The world of development economics struggles over how to define development and what to call developing countries. Amartya Sen, Nobel Prize winner and leader in development economics, defines development as an increased freedom to participate in society. This week the US could do with a little more thought on its own development as well as Africa's. (We're not done yet, I hope.)
Marriage equality is an important step toward LGBT inclusion in the US. But from the LGBT labor perspective, there are two pieces of legislation that in some ways play a greater part in defining Americans' freedom to participate in their society: The Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the Uniting American Families Act....
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The US is a Developing Country An LGBT Labor Perspective
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UnitedByLove 1044 days ago
(http://community.feministing.com)
Was I Wrong About Sen Kirsten Gillibrand?
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SFbeat 1044 days ago
(http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com)
I have been an ardent critic of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ever since the trifecta of Gov. David Paterson, Sen. Chuck Schumer and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plucked Gillibrand from the relative obscurity of New York’s 20th congressional district and anointed her to replace Clinton in the senate.
Gillibrand is a conservative Democratic, an outspoken advocate of gun ownership who enjoys a perfect 100% NRA rating. She believes gay marriage equality should be left to the states to decide and, voted against legislation to grant same-sex partners of U.S. citizens the same immigration status of married couples. Needless to say, Gillibrand’s politics are antithetical to mine.
Gillibrand is a conservative Democratic, an outspoken advocate of gun ownership who enjoys a perfect 100% NRA rating. She believes gay marriage equality should be left to the states to decide and, voted against legislation to grant same-sex partners of U.S. citizens the same immigration status of married couples. Needless to say, Gillibrand’s politics are antithetical to mine.
Lanie and Alana (rainwaterandsun)
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1046 days ago
(http://rainwaterandsun.livejournal.com)
I want to marry Lanie. I had planned on it, begun working out the logistics of going to Iowa to get it done. But I found a website--Immigration Equality--that says it will actually be detrimental to her if we do. Since our marriage wouldn't be seen by the federal government, we can't get her here on the basis of being married to a US citizen. And when she applies for a work Visa, which is a temporary Visa, they will deny her unless she can convince them that she has no interest in staying in the US. She has to prove she is so attached to her country that she won't decide to stay once she gets here.
Krystal wants me to keep her from leaving. She keeps saying that if Lanie leaves, she'll never get back in. But I know her, and there is no way she could handle living as an illegal alien. She needs to do what she believes is right. If you do that and think positively, ev
Krystal wants me to keep her from leaving. She keeps saying that if Lanie leaves, she'll never get back in. But I know her, and there is no way she could handle living as an illegal alien. She needs to do what she believes is right. If you do that and think positively, ev
My heart breaks for my brother
Posted by
ExileComingHome 1048 days ago
(http://www.dailykos.com)
My brother, a 26 year old American, accomplished poet, adjunct professor at a local community college, and all around amazing person, is going to say goodbye forever to the love of his life next week. Why? Because my brother is in a same-sex relationship in a country whose policies are hostile to equality for LGBT individuals.
Mitch Mcconnell Calls for Equality for All Americans
Posted by
ExileComingHome 1048 days ago
(http://www.dailykos.com)
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, called for equality for all Americans. Seriously! It's true!
I'm so excited that the GOP leadership has finally come to their senses and are fighting for equality for all Americans. All groups. All individuals.
Does this mean that he will co-sponsor the repeal of DADT?
Will Mr. McConnell be my fierce advocate when it comes to marriage equality and lead the effort to repeal DOMA?
Will he be fighting for my rights to benefit equally from the financial benefits that are afforded married couples?
Will I be allowed to equally utilize immigration laws to my family's benefit?
Will I be able to stop paying taxes on my partner's health benefits?
Will I be able to equally utilize the inheritance laws, real estate capital gains exclusions, have adoption rights?
I'm so excited that the GOP leadership has finally come to their senses and are fighting for equality for all Americans. All groups. All individuals.
Does this mean that he will co-sponsor the repeal of DADT?
Will Mr. McConnell be my fierce advocate when it comes to marriage equality and lead the effort to repeal DOMA?
Will he be fighting for my rights to benefit equally from the financial benefits that are afforded married couples?
Will I be allowed to equally utilize immigration laws to my family's benefit?
Will I be able to stop paying taxes on my partner's health benefits?
Will I be able to equally utilize the inheritance laws, real estate capital gains exclusions, have adoption rights?
It is Time to March (Gay City News)
Posted by
MarcoMUC 1048 days ago
(http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
The March on Washington has reached critical mass and it will play to a national audience on October 11 — National Coming Out Day, the traditional day for gay Washington protests. On that day in 1987, as the AIDS epidemic was treated with a stony indifference by President Ronald Reagan, the LGBT community mobilized a major demonstration around the slogan “Silence = Death.”
By now, the march is a sure thing, and those of us who don’t participate run the risk of making it a failure. Those of us who do march are likely to have one of the happiest moments in our lives. It has been my pleasure to march on Washington nearly a dozen times. Had I not been overseas, I would have been in Washington in 1963 when Martin Luther King articulated his dream. Now is the time we carry equality one step further and demand the full inclusion of the LGBT community in the nation’s civil rights l
By now, the march is a sure thing, and those of us who don’t participate run the risk of making it a failure. Those of us who do march are likely to have one of the happiest moments in our lives. It has been my pleasure to march on Washington nearly a dozen times. Had I not been overseas, I would have been in Washington in 1963 when Martin Luther King articulated his dream. Now is the time we carry equality one step further and demand the full inclusion of the LGBT community in the nation’s civil rights l
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
When Liberty Met Equality
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1050 days ago
(http://dykeabroad.blogspot.com)
I hate equality. Liberty, or rather, liberation, used to be our battle cry. Today, mainstream organizers focus almost all their attention on equality. There's Equality Arizona, Immigration Equality, and even the Dallas Principles advocating not just Equality but Dignity. I hate equality. The word is burdened by the idea of sameness, a mathematical equivalence with queers on one side, all the hets in the world on the other. Each of us constrained. ...When queers can finally retire from the battlefield, hets can, too. People can marry. Or not. Go to church. Or not. Differences should not be either "tolerated," or celebrated, but expected and enjoyed as a part of the human condition. You don't walk like a man or a woman but yourself. You can sleep on the right side or the left. Pursue your life. Aspire. Dream. What a world if kids could even move freely through space...
HIV travel restriction set to be lifted (Brownsville Herald)
Posted by
USABound 1050 days ago
(http://www.brownsvilleherald.com)
According to Victoria Neilson, the legal director of Immigration Equality in New York, some travelers can enter the country and not report that they have HIV, because they don't realize that it's considered a "communicable disease of public health significance," as defined by the U.S. Department of State. Yet, she has seen many cases of individuals who are profiled as homosexual, and are then stopped and questioned as to whether or not they are HIV positive, a practice that she says is discriminatory.
"One of the things we always thought made the ban (regulation affecting) short-term travel kind of ridiculous is it's sort of over inclusive and under inclusive at the same time," said Neilson. "(It) continues to prevent entry by many people who pose no real public health threat, while simultaneously allowing many travelers with HIV to enter without ever disclosing their statu
"One of the things we always thought made the ban (regulation affecting) short-term travel kind of ridiculous is it's sort of over inclusive and under inclusive at the same time," said Neilson. "(It) continues to prevent entry by many people who pose no real public health threat, while simultaneously allowing many travelers with HIV to enter without ever disclosing their statu
NEA calls for LGBT rights including immigration rights
Posted by
uluckidog 1051 days ago
(http://www.365gay.com)
(Washington) The National Education Association adopted two resolutions calling for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights at its annual conference last week.
The resolutions say that the organization opposes the “discriminatory treatment of same-sex couples and its belief that such couples should have the same legal rights and benefits as similarly-situated heterosexual couples.” They also call for the “passage of a federal statute prohibiting federal discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.” The NEA also committed itself to supporting the enactment of LGBT equality at local, state and federal levels.
The NEA falls short of asking for gay marriage - instead, it says:
“NEA does not believe that a single term must be used to designate this legally recognized “equal treatment” relationship, and recommends that each state decide for
The resolutions say that the organization opposes the “discriminatory treatment of same-sex couples and its belief that such couples should have the same legal rights and benefits as similarly-situated heterosexual couples.” They also call for the “passage of a federal statute prohibiting federal discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.” The NEA also committed itself to supporting the enactment of LGBT equality at local, state and federal levels.
The NEA falls short of asking for gay marriage - instead, it says:
“NEA does not believe that a single term must be used to designate this legally recognized “equal treatment” relationship, and recommends that each state decide for
Teachers Say Yes To Marriage Equality
Posted by
SFbeat 1051 days ago
(http://joemygod.blogspot.com)
The National Education Association, the nation's largest labor union, has endorsed marriage equality, with a couple of slight dodges. From the "new business items" recap of their national convention: ...the nation's largest labor union, has endorsed marriage equality, with a couple ... taxes, inheritance, adoption, and immigration.
National Education Association Takes Strong Stand on Equality
Posted by
ExileComingHome 1052 days ago
(http://www.tips-q.com)
The National Education Association (NEA), is the nation's largest professional employee organization with over 3.2 million members. Members work at every level of education-from pre-school to university graduate programs. At their national conference this weekend, they adopted a strongly worded resolution on sexual equality. Undoubtedly, this will get the fundamentalists fired up.
1. NEA will support its affiliates seeking to enact state legislation that guarantees to same-sex couples the right to enter into a legally recognized relationship pursuant to which they have the same rights and benefits as similarly-situated heterosexual couples, including, without limitation, rights and benefits with regard to medical decisions, taxes, inheritance, adoption, and immigration....
1. NEA will support its affiliates seeking to enact state legislation that guarantees to same-sex couples the right to enter into a legally recognized relationship pursuant to which they have the same rights and benefits as similarly-situated heterosexual couples, including, without limitation, rights and benefits with regard to medical decisions, taxes, inheritance, adoption, and immigration....
What next for India gaydom?
Posted by
USABound 1054 days ago
(http://www.dnaindia.com)
Immigration rights - For Indian gay and lesbian couples, immigration is a vital area in the push for gay rights. Presently, they face difficulties in making career moves because of limitations regarding the visas they can obtain for their partners. SALGA points out there is a disgraceful prejudice in denying people immigration equality on the basis of sexual orientation.
"We are hoping that legalising gay marriages will allow same-sex couples to file for visas like straight couples," said Sooklall. He added that SALGA receives pleas for help from its own members and from gays and lesbians living in South Asia. "I know two cases where people did get asylum," said Sooklall.
Britain, Canada, South Africa and most west European countries have immigration policies that recognise same sex couples, but there has been no change to American immigration laws for gay coup
"We are hoping that legalising gay marriages will allow same-sex couples to file for visas like straight couples," said Sooklall. He added that SALGA receives pleas for help from its own members and from gays and lesbians living in South Asia. "I know two cases where people did get asylum," said Sooklall.
Britain, Canada, South Africa and most west European countries have immigration policies that recognise same sex couples, but there has been no change to American immigration laws for gay coup
The Ins and Outs of the HIV Travel and Immigration Ban
Posted by
ATLdave 1055 days ago
(http://dc.bilerico.com)
Perversely, the ban has only served to perpetuate this stigma for 22 years, long after the science has shown that HIV is not a threat to the public's health and would not substantially burden our healthcare system. However, the new HHS rule finally puts these unfounded concerns to rest, removing previous barriers to to treatment and prevention:...Be sure to see Steve Ralls' excellent Bilerico post on lifting the ban, which includes a video on the topic by Immigration Equality.
Despite knowing this obvious fact for decades, the United States remained one of only twelve countries to have long-enforced such a strict, unscientific and ineffective policy, undermining its position as a global leader in combating HIV/AIDS. In supporting such a discriminatory and antiquated restriction, the United States has placed itself among the ranks of other bastions of civil liberty - includi
Despite knowing this obvious fact for decades, the United States remained one of only twelve countries to have long-enforced such a strict, unscientific and ineffective policy, undermining its position as a global leader in combating HIV/AIDS. In supporting such a discriminatory and antiquated restriction, the United States has placed itself among the ranks of other bastions of civil liberty - includi
Stonewall Profiles of Pride A Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Posted by
SFbeat 1055 days ago
(http://www.youtube.com)
...explores past and present issues such as discrimination, HIV/AIDS, marriage equality, transgender rights, and immigration law, and explores...
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Promoting public awareness of the need for fairness in immigration policy particularly as it relates to the rights of same-sex bi-national couples in the United States who seek equal immigration rights; Providing information regarding political issues relating to gay immigration equality issues, rights and policy.