"U.S. immigration law prioritizes family unity. Marrying a citizen is still the most common way to get residency, and everyone knows there are more than a few scam marriages squeaking through. Yet for gays, it's a very different story. Since federal law only recognizes marriages between men and women, gay partners are left with no way to sponsor each other to stay in the country.
"Now that Arizona's 'papers please' law has pushed immigration reform to Washington's front burner, Democrats propose allowing 'permanent partners' to be treated the same as spouses under immigration law. While 19 countries have similar policies, it won't be an easy sell: The gay lobby fears they'll be sacrificed as a bargaining chip to get Republicans on board, while pro-immigrant groups worry that adding in gays will ruin any chance for reform for everyone else.
"While critics say le
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Worlds apart (Freedom to Marry)
Posted by
BinationalHope 704 days ago
(http://www.freedomtomarry.org)
Desperately Seeking Freedom (Newsweek)
Posted by
USABound 900 days ago
(http://www.newsweek.com)
"For straights [Brazil] is dangerous, but for gays it's worse," says Luiz, 42. Though he hasn't talked to his family in close to 25 years because of their disapproval of homosexuality, coming to the United States has allowed Luiz to begin a new life, one in which he can openly live as a gay man.
DOMA Repeal Bill to be introduced next week
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 987 days ago
(http://gayimmigration.blogspot.com)
At a busy legislative moment, foes of the Defense of Marriage Act are re-starting the campaign against it. Rep. Jerry Nadler is, I'm told, expected to introduce a bill that would repeal the legislation next week, and today Human Rights Campaign is delivering a survey of 50,000 gay and lesbian members and supporters to Congress, intended to convey the concrete harm the bill does them.
The survey results stress the mundane benefits of marriage -- first among them, Social Security survivor benefits. HRC also officially launched their DOMA Repeal push by delivering the surveys results of 50,000 LGBT people on DOMA to Congress. In their announcement, they also confirmed timing of the DOMA Repeal bill, to be introduced by Nadler.
The survey results stress the mundane benefits of marriage -- first among them, Social Security survivor benefits. HRC also officially launched their DOMA Repeal push by delivering the surveys results of 50,000 LGBT people on DOMA to Congress. In their announcement, they also confirmed timing of the DOMA Repeal bill, to be introduced by Nadler.
Americans Marry During Amsterdam Gay Pride
Posted by
freedom2immigrate 1026 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).
Freedom To Marry Our Pets
Posted by
SFbeat 1055 days ago
(http://bullybloggers.wordpress.com)
Why not march for more open immigration policies rather than hope to bring just their legal spouse into the country? All the broader economic issues you mention around universal health care and immigration seem a lot more urgent to me than marriage.
United by Love divided by Law Week 18
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1059 days ago
(http://fairunion.blogspot.com)
Every week, Out4Immigration targets members of Congress who we think understand and supports our issue, but hasn't signed on to co-sponsor the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) yet. We have now increased our efforts by writing to 4 Congress people and their staffers. We are encourage in knowing that several of the Congress people we have written to signed on as co-sponsors soon after we wrote to them!...
United by Love divided by Law Week 16
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1062 days ago
(http://fairunion.blogspot.com)
Every week, Out4Immigration (O4I) selects members of Congress
who we think understand and supports our issue, but hasn’t
signed on to co-sponsor the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) yet.
We have now increased our efforts by writing to 4 Congress people and their staffers
each week. We are encouraged in knowing that several of the Congress people we have written to
signed on as co-sponsors soon after we wrote to them!
Please join us in our weekly efforts! The more people that do this each
week, the more co-sponsors we will have for UAFA. If ...
who we think understand and supports our issue, but hasn’t
signed on to co-sponsor the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) yet.
We have now increased our efforts by writing to 4 Congress people and their staffers
each week. We are encouraged in knowing that several of the Congress people we have written to
signed on as co-sponsors soon after we wrote to them!
Please join us in our weekly efforts! The more people that do this each
week, the more co-sponsors we will have for UAFA. If ...
United by Love divided by Law Please call congress Week 1
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1071 days ago
(http://fairunion.blogspot.com)
Today is the first day of what I hope will be our weekly
‘Call Congress’ days. In addition to coordinated e-mails,
faxes, and letters to the members we are targeting, getting
a large number of people to call specific members on the
same day could help bring us more co-sponsors.
It is also a way for us to ‘circle back’ to those members we
had targeted that still have not signed on, to remind them how
important this is to us and that we’re not going away.
‘Call Congress’ days. In addition to coordinated e-mails,
faxes, and letters to the members we are targeting, getting
a large number of people to call specific members on the
same day could help bring us more co-sponsors.
It is also a way for us to ‘circle back’ to those members we
had targeted that still have not signed on, to remind them how
important this is to us and that we’re not going away.
United by Love Divided by Law Week Fourteen
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1089 days ago
(http://fairunion.blogspot.com)
Every week, Out4Immigration targets a member of the House
AND the Senate who we think understands and supports our issues but hasn't
signed on to co-sponsor
the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) yet.
This week we will be writing to:
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D - MN)
Senator Dick Durbin (D - IL)
We are also increasing our efforts by emailing/faxing letters to staffers of
this week's Congress people.
We have revised the letter so that it can be universally emailed, faxed and/or
snail mailed to staffers
as well as to the Senators.
The addresses and a draft letter – which you can edit, if you like – are listed
below.
AND the Senate who we think understands and supports our issues but hasn't
signed on to co-sponsor
the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) yet.
This week we will be writing to:
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D - MN)
Senator Dick Durbin (D - IL)
We are also increasing our efforts by emailing/faxing letters to staffers of
this week's Congress people.
We have revised the letter so that it can be universally emailed, faxed and/or
snail mailed to staffers
as well as to the Senators.
The addresses and a draft letter – which you can edit, if you like – are listed
below.
United by Love, divided by Law Week Twelve
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1103 days ago
(http://fairunion.blogspot.com)
lesbian U.S. citizens and permanent residents the right to sponsor their partners for immigration. It includes the same process and penalties as applied in heterosexual sponsorship applications. By co-sponsoring the UAFA you are showing ...
A Practical Wedding: Celebrating Freedom In Vermont
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1140 days ago
(http://www.apracticalwedding.com)
meg, you rule. thanks for linking to the heartbreaking post about the mom facing deportation... there's a bill right now called the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA)...check out what you can do over at www.immigrationequality.org ...
Uniting All Families Act Introduced Next Week
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1145 days ago
(http://buckmire.blogspot.com)
Joe.My.God has pointed out that Immigration Equality's signature legislation which would bestow immigration sponsorship rights to lesbian and gay people in binational relationshipswill be introduced in Congress ...
Freedom to Marry Week: Some/thing Old
Posted by
NLXile 1147 days ago
(http://twochicksnest.blogspot.com)
We would do anything to stay together. Now we join the growing number of "love exiles" who have left the U.S. in order remain together.
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