Just a few weeks ago, the likelihood of Congress and the White House tackling comprehensive immigration reform seemed to be in question. Following the defeat of a Democratic candidate in the Massachusetts Senate election, and growing doubts about a successful healthcare reform effort in both chambers, the prospects for a truly comprehensive reform effort that would fix our country's broken immigration system was called into question by many.
Now, however, there is renewed energy and focus on the issue. And that, in turn, must be a wake-up call, and a rallying cry, for the LGBT community, too.
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The Moment to be Heard and Included Is Here
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BinationalHope 691 days ago
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High Hopes for Million For A Million Campaign For 2010
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BinatUK 824 days ago
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When it comes to immigration rights, detail the rampant fraud associated with religious workers visas and point out that there is no threat from same sex binational couples. With the LDS Church, point out their racist past and point out ...
At rallies today in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Fresno marking the somber first anniversary of the passage of Proposition 8 in California, organizers will announce the launch of the first major fundraising campaign to place a marriage equality initiative on the California ballot in November 2010.
Organized by Yes! on Equality and TruthandHope.org, in collaboration with Restore Equality 2010, the goal of the “Million for a Million” campaign is to raise the $1 million necessary to fund getting the more than one million signatures needed to place a marriage equality initiative on the ballot.
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At rallies today in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Fresno marking the somber first anniversary of the passage of Proposition 8 in California, organizers will announce the launch of the first major fundraising campaign to place a marriage equality initiative on the California ballot in November 2010.
Organized by Yes! on Equality and TruthandHope.org, in collaboration with Restore Equality 2010, the goal of the “Million for a Million” campaign is to raise the $1 million necessary to fund getting the more than one million signatures needed to place a marriage equality initiative on the ballot.
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Babs Siperstein Is Officially Committee Member of DNC
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UnitedByLove 880 days ago
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I think the broader LGBT community forgets about looking for commonalities sometimes. Think for a moment about immigration reform; there is a whole community of immigration advocates that the LGBT community could work with to help to make same-sex/same gender partner sponsorship possible. If members in the LGBT community care about the progressive immigration reform issues, and work with the organizations that promote immigration reform, we could use our commonalities to build a stronger, more powerful coalition. The LGBT community's partner sponsor issue could become part of a broader immigration reform bill; and in the process of LGBT people working for immigration reform, our broader LGBT community issues could become immigration advocates' issues.I'm happy to support the Uniting American Families act - the law that specifically relates to LGBT families. I won't go any past that unle
Old Amsterdam sends New Amsterdam a love note (Pams House Blend)
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DividedByLaw 918 days ago
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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
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
Immigration Equality At last a real chance (Pams House Blend)
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Fight4theRight 918 days ago
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he infamously helped defeat uafa when he was a senator, saying he supported it in theory but the legislation was prone to abuse (which was hogwash). so, will he be pressuring congress to keep this out of the comprehensive immigration ...Hopefully the majority of the LGBT community will be support an inclusive CIR. Any LGBT persons not supporting immigration reform because it doesn't "apply" to them is in the same warped state of mind as "those" LGBT that consistently vote GOP; you are voting against your own right.
My boilerplate response to Democratic campaign Requests (The Blend)
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UnitedByLove 952 days ago
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We talk a lot about wanting representatives who will display courage and conviction. But the real test of that isn't what they do when it's easy - it's what they do when it's hard. I can't say I've resoundingly seen moves that show any promise that Democrats will fight for people like me on the federal level, and I have gone back to expecting nothing from your party, because that's the best way to avoid disappointment.
The Uniting American Families Act. Gay couples are in a terrible spot with immigration --- even those living in Marriage Equality states. Thanks to DOMA, they can't sponser their spouses. The Supreme Court? ...There is the marriage equality issue, the employment non-discrimination issue, the ability to serve openly in the armed forces issue, the hate crimes law issue, the schools free and safe from bullying issue, the immigration equality for same sex coupl
The Uniting American Families Act. Gay couples are in a terrible spot with immigration --- even those living in Marriage Equality states. Thanks to DOMA, they can't sponser their spouses. The Supreme Court? ...There is the marriage equality issue, the employment non-discrimination issue, the ability to serve openly in the armed forces issue, the hate crimes law issue, the schools free and safe from bullying issue, the immigration equality for same sex coupl
I want to welcome Tanya Domi, a former Captain in the U.S. Army, to the Blend. She served for 15 years, enlisting as a Private and rising to the rank of Captain before leaving the service honorably. She wanted to contribute a guest post on the moral test the President faces on LGBT rights.
I had hopes that we too, the LGBT community would be part of Obama's dream to realize a better country for all of America's citizens. Isn't that what he said during the campaign?
I have been around the block a few times and have always known it would take a gargantuan political effort to overturn DADT, DOMA, pass ENDA-even to get a hate crimes bill passed in the Senate, not to include passing the Uniting American Families Act or ...
I had hopes that we too, the LGBT community would be part of Obama's dream to realize a better country for all of America's citizens. Isn't that what he said during the campaign?
I have been around the block a few times and have always known it would take a gargantuan political effort to overturn DADT, DOMA, pass ENDA-even to get a hate crimes bill passed in the Senate, not to include passing the Uniting American Families Act or ...
True Leadership Occurring Way BELOW Obamas pay scale
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UnitedByLove 967 days ago
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors today passed a resolution in support of ending the exclusion of gay couples from marriage. The resolution, included support for the freedom to marry along with endorsement of federal bills such as the Uniting American Families Act.
The resolution stated, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors supports marriage equality for same-sex couples, and the recognition and extension of full equal rights to such unions, including family and medical leave, tax equity, and insurance and retirement benefits, and opposes the enshrinement of discrimination in the federal or state constitutions."
The resolution stated, "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The U.S. Conference of Mayors supports marriage equality for same-sex couples, and the recognition and extension of full equal rights to such unions, including family and medical leave, tax equity, and insurance and retirement benefits, and opposes the enshrinement of discrimination in the federal or state constitutions."
Senator Vitter does NOT support the UAFA (Pams House Blend)
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Fight4theRight 985 days ago
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While we may not agree on this legislation, I will keep your views in mind as I work to improve our security and reform our immigration system. Once again, thank you for contacting me to share your thoughts on this issue. ...
We all also should know that same sex binational couples are not eligible for federal immigration rights. Hence, this is the reason why Shiley Tan is "illegal". Still this inequality has flown over the heads of some as Senator Feinstein ...
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