Of course in this day and age, marriage between two people of the same sex or gender isn't just a matter of love, like it or not it's a matter of politics. The Dutch parliamentarian Boris Dittrich, who in 1994 introduced the Netherlands' first gay marriage bill and now is an advocacy director at New York's Human Rights Watch, was on hand for the festivities and kept the light of reality shining. "We want to show to the American public that gay couples cannot get immigration, cannot get equal rights like heterosexual couples can" Dittrich said. Uniteing American Families Act, anyone?
Although these newleyweds' civil marriages won't be recognized by the US federal government or most state governments, they will be recognized by New York state thanks to Governor David Patterson's executive order of May 14, 2008. Marriage equality legislation already passed in the New York
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Old Amsterdam sends New Amsterdam a love note (Pams House Blend)
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DividedByLaw 919 days ago
(http://www.pamshouseblend.com)
Americans Marry During Amsterdam Gay Pride
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freedom2immigrate 922 days ago
(http://www.ontopmag.com)
The five married Americans are from New York where their marriages might be legal – the state recognizes legal gay marriage – but the couples could not have wed there.
If the couples wish to remain together they will have to live in the Netherlands. Federal law denies gay and lesbian couples the right to sponsor an immigrant spouse to become a U.S. citizen under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
If the couples wish to remain together they will have to live in the Netherlands. Federal law denies gay and lesbian couples the right to sponsor an immigrant spouse to become a U.S. citizen under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Canal Pride in Amsterdam (Love Exiles)
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igualdad 922 days ago
(http://loveexiles.wordpress.com)
Talking to Americans along the route it was painfully clear that people know we are discriminated against by US immigration law, but they seem to accept that that is just the way things are. Only exiles I met along the way know the pain of exile and want to become active. But we need all of us to demand our rights....
Amsterdam Gay Weddings Protest US Immigration Law
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freedom2immigrate 926 days ago
(http://www.ontopmag.com)
Five gay couples will marry in Amsterdam to protest U.S. immigration law and urge Congress to pass gay-inclusive immigration reform.
The five US-Dutch couples will be married on the “I Do Boat” next weekend by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen.
The boat is being sponsored by the Amsterdam City Council and the Love Exiles Foundation, a group working for marriage equality in the U.S. for bi-national couples.
The five US-Dutch couples will be married on the “I Do Boat” next weekend by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen.
The boat is being sponsored by the Amsterdam City Council and the Love Exiles Foundation, a group working for marriage equality in the U.S. for bi-national couples.
Talking Equality A Must See Video (American In Amsterdam)
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OurHero-Tan 969 days ago
(http://jamesonthecanal.blogspot.com)
Talking Equality A Must See Video (American In Amsterdam) Youtube video posted by James Ashburn
Ask Obama to Repeal DOMA (American In Amsterdam)
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OurHero-Tan 978 days ago
(http://jamesonthecanal.blogspot.com)
I am posting a link to an online petition. I ask that you please sign on to this petition asking Obama to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
New Federal Lawsuit (American In Amsterdam)
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DividedByLaw 984 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: ...
Congress Announces First Ever Hearing on UAFA
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UnitedByLove 994 days ago
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On Wednesday, June 3rd – for the very first time – Congress will convene a hearing on the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). Our voices, our stories and our families will be front-and-center in Washington just as the nation prepares ...
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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.