Get ready to laugh. I'm going to lead you through the twists and turns of one of the most ridiculous places known to humankind: the U.S. Congress. The purpose of this exercise is to explain what has happened to the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
But I have a deeper goal. The hate crimes bill is the first in a series of pro-LGBT proposals expected to come before Congress. These include the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, changes in immigration laws and repeals of the Defense of Marriage Act and the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbians and gays in the military.
Given that President Obama has said he favors these proposals, the trick for LGBT America is to get them through Congress and onto his desk. This is no easy task. To succeed, our community and allies must understand how Congress really works. We need to know when to relax and let the pro
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Uniting American Families Act Congressional Hearing (Steve and Don)
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Fight4theRight 982 days ago
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It is possible that UAFA will go into the pot for immigration reform later on in the year, but certainly has numerous hurdles to go through first. Probably the major one in my opinion is the opposition thinking this will set a precedent ... They are calling it a historical event, for the first time the Uniting American Families Act gets its say in front of a Congressional hearing. This certainly gives a lot of people some hope for the future, that maybe discrimination can be written out of immigration legislation. I personally don’t feel hopeful, following the California Prop 8 decision I am not sure the American public are educated enough to understand the concept of the legislation or of same sex relationships.
The positive part of this is the publicity (CNN / New York Times), this is surely to generate some media interest and raise awareness of the issue. It’s one th
The positive part of this is the publicity (CNN / New York Times), this is surely to generate some media interest and raise awareness of the issue. It’s one th
This historic event is to be webcast! I will drag myself out of bed at 2am out here in New Zealand, make a large pot of coffee and phone Cas. "Together" we will BE THERE for this event! I would not miss it for the world. Sadly our upcoming reconciliation will not occur soon enough to allow us to share this event in person.
Helen: Dunedin, New Zealand: My American partner Cas and I are a same sex bi-national couple profoundly affected by the inequalities of American immigration law. For much of the nine years we have been together we have been forced to ...
Helen: Dunedin, New Zealand: My American partner Cas and I are a same sex bi-national couple profoundly affected by the inequalities of American immigration law. For much of the nine years we have been together we have been forced to ...
UAFA Gets Congressional Hearing
Posted by
Fight4theRight 992 days ago
(http://www.stevenrowe.org)
I am not sure if the bill will go forward on its own or as suggested by Immigration Equality will be part of the bigger picture that is reform of immigration law. In other good news there are more co-sponsors who have signed up for UAFA ...
Out4Immigration is trying to schedule a visit in SF Bay Area and possibly SoCal with our congressional rep including Lofgren, Pelosi, Speier...
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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.