California Democratic representative Maxine Waters, a member of the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on immigration, has cosponsored legislation that would provide immigration rights to binational gay couples and their families.
Waters’s support comes at a crucial time for LGBT immigration reform. Last week 60 Congress members issued a letter to President Barack Obama and congressional leaders urging passage of the legislation, originally introduced in the House by New York representative Jerrold Nadler and in the Senate by Vermont’s Patrick Leahy.
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Gay Immigration Bill Gains Key Cosponsor (The Advocate)
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MikeLA 693 days ago
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Clinton Supports Gay Marriage (The Advocate)
Posted by
MarcoMUC 940 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
Former president Bill Clinton said in a conference for progressive students that he supports gay and lesbian couples' right to marry.
"Yeah," Clinton said when asked after a speech at the Campus Progress National Conference, according to The Nation . "I personally support people doing what they want to do. I think it's wrong for someone to stop someone else from doing that [same-sex marriage]."
In a 2000 interview with The Advocate, Clinton said that "people who have a relationship ought to be able to call it whatever they want. And insofar as it's sanctified by a religious ceremony, that's up to the churches involved."
He added about the fight in Congress over DOMA, "I think what happened in the Congress was that a lot of people who didn't want to be antigay didn't feel that they should be saying that as a matter of law, without regard to what various ch
"Yeah," Clinton said when asked after a speech at the Campus Progress National Conference, according to The Nation . "I personally support people doing what they want to do. I think it's wrong for someone to stop someone else from doing that [same-sex marriage]."
In a 2000 interview with The Advocate, Clinton said that "people who have a relationship ought to be able to call it whatever they want. And insofar as it's sanctified by a religious ceremony, that's up to the churches involved."
He added about the fight in Congress over DOMA, "I think what happened in the Congress was that a lot of people who didn't want to be antigay didn't feel that they should be saying that as a matter of law, without regard to what various ch
Nations Mayors Speak Up for Uniting American Families Act
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MikeLA 961 days ago
(http://news.yahoo.com)
The U.S. Conference of Mayors passed a resolution supporting marriage equality today.Conference president and mayor of Seattle Greg Nickels said, "The nation's mayors are proud to take the lead in recognizing the importance of protecting all our citizens equally. It is now time for state legislatures and our federal government to enact the same protections for all our nation's citizens."
The resolution, titled Equality and Civil Rights for Gay and Lesbian Americans, also endorsed federal bills including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the Uniting American Families Act, and the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
The resolution, titled Equality and Civil Rights for Gay and Lesbian Americans, also endorsed federal bills including the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, the Uniting American Families Act, and the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
NYT Slams Disturbing DOMA Brief (The Advocate)
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MikeLA 969 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
The New York Times published an editorial on Tuesday that is highly critical of the Obama administration for allowing the Department of Justice to file what the newspaper calls a “disturbing” brief in support of the Defense of Marriage Act last week. The New York Times says the Obama administration made a "bad call on gay rights" when it filed a brief that defended the Defense of Marriage Act in a "hurtful way."
How Dick Cheney Is a Better Marriage Equality Advocate Than Barack Obama
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UnitedByLove 984 days ago
(http://www.queerty.com)
Therefore for same sex bi-national couples the passing of Uniting American Families Act or repeal of DOMA would bring us immigration equality for our foreign born partners.
So, what, former Vice President Dick Cheney is for gay marriage now? Actuall yes, but that's not news. Speaking at the National Press Club today, Cheney responded to a question about gay marriage, and said he wants same-sex unions to be decided at a state-by-state level, just as things are happening now, and not with the federal government deciding who gets to wed.
It should be assumed that Cheney's position stems at least in part from having a gay daughter, Mary.
But just because Cheney just made so explicit his stance on gay marriage doesn't mean we're actually hearing anything new. Cheney split from his boss George W. Bush when the then-president supported a constitutional amendme
So, what, former Vice President Dick Cheney is for gay marriage now? Actuall yes, but that's not news. Speaking at the National Press Club today, Cheney responded to a question about gay marriage, and said he wants same-sex unions to be decided at a state-by-state level, just as things are happening now, and not with the federal government deciding who gets to wed.
It should be assumed that Cheney's position stems at least in part from having a gay daughter, Mary.
But just because Cheney just made so explicit his stance on gay marriage doesn't mean we're actually hearing anything new. Cheney split from his boss George W. Bush when the then-president supported a constitutional amendme
An overhaul of the nation's immigration laws will gain renewed traction this fall but probably will be stripped of a temporary worker plan, predicted a veteran immigration-rights advocate in a speech at Southern Methodist University on Thursday.
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in Vermont (The Advocate)
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MikeLA 1038 days ago
(http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
Following tense and emotional proceedings on the legislative floor, the Vermont house voted 100-49 at 11 a.m. on Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas's veto of marriage-equality legislation.
Deportation of Lesbian Mother Delayed (The Advocate)
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LauREN 1040 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
Shirley Tan, the 43-year-old San Mateo, Calif. woman who was on the verge of being separated from her partner and twin sons by immigration officials, has been allowed a two week reprieve from deportation.
Group to Celebrate One-Year Anniversary at San Francisco Pride Parade on June 24 [PR.com - June 21, 2007]
Lesbian Mother Faces Deportation (The Advocate)
Posted by
LauREN 1042 days ago
(http://www.advocate.com)
Advocates for binational same-sex couples say the wrenching predicament of a lesbian mother in California illustrates why Congress needs to pass the Uniting Americans Families Act.
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