My brother, a 26 year old American, accomplished poet, adjunct professor at a local community college, and all around amazing person, is going to say goodbye forever to the love of his life next week. Why? Because my brother is in a same-sex relationship in a country whose policies are hostile to equality for LGBT individuals.
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My heart breaks for my brother
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ExileComingHome 1049 days ago
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Mitch Mcconnell Calls for Equality for All Americans
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ExileComingHome 1049 days ago
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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, called for equality for all Americans. Seriously! It's true!
I'm so excited that the GOP leadership has finally come to their senses and are fighting for equality for all Americans. All groups. All individuals.
Does this mean that he will co-sponsor the repeal of DADT?
Will Mr. McConnell be my fierce advocate when it comes to marriage equality and lead the effort to repeal DOMA?
Will he be fighting for my rights to benefit equally from the financial benefits that are afforded married couples?
Will I be allowed to equally utilize immigration laws to my family's benefit?
Will I be able to stop paying taxes on my partner's health benefits?
Will I be able to equally utilize the inheritance laws, real estate capital gains exclusions, have adoption rights?
I'm so excited that the GOP leadership has finally come to their senses and are fighting for equality for all Americans. All groups. All individuals.
Does this mean that he will co-sponsor the repeal of DADT?
Will Mr. McConnell be my fierce advocate when it comes to marriage equality and lead the effort to repeal DOMA?
Will he be fighting for my rights to benefit equally from the financial benefits that are afforded married couples?
Will I be allowed to equally utilize immigration laws to my family's benefit?
Will I be able to stop paying taxes on my partner's health benefits?
Will I be able to equally utilize the inheritance laws, real estate capital gains exclusions, have adoption rights?
Only the Coldest Heart Can Dismiss Child Tears
Posted by
uluckidog 1084 days ago
(http://dc.bilerico.com)
As if we didn't have enough proof that far-right Republicans are lacking in empathy, and possibly actual human hearts, comes this charming vignette from Wednesday's Senate hearing on the Uniting American Families Act. Shirley Tan, the 43-year-old mother of twins and partner of 23 years to Jay Mercado, testified about recent attempts by immigration officials to deport her to the Philliipines.
I suppose I should stop being surprised when some wingers keep proving they're even more crass and craven that we thought them to be. But it's certainly indicative of how some still feel about us and our families, and how important the UAFA legislation is.
I'm sure it would break Senator Sessions' crusty heart as well, because it's a tragedy that's played out in a relationship he considers "valid" - the death of a husband who leaves behind a wife and child. But the tears o
I suppose I should stop being surprised when some wingers keep proving they're even more crass and craven that we thought them to be. But it's certainly indicative of how some still feel about us and our families, and how important the UAFA legislation is.
I'm sure it would break Senator Sessions' crusty heart as well, because it's a tragedy that's played out in a relationship he considers "valid" - the death of a husband who leaves behind a wife and child. But the tears o
Yasmin Nair Eat This Or How to Leave Comments Without Going up In Flames
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uluckidog 1101 days ago
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I recently began my stint as a regular contributor on queercents.com. The blog, devoted to queers and money, has a tagline that reads: "We're here, we're queer, and we're not going shopping without coupons." My first post was about the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), widely touted by many in the gay community as the gay immigration bill. I work on and write about immigration a lot, and it made sense that a subject so intimately connected to labor issues should be discussed on queercents. To date, there has been no widespread discussion on UAFA. Instead, like gay marriage, UAFA has been thrust down our collective queer throat as something we should all support. My piece, to the best of my knowledge, is among the very, very few to explicitly critique UAFA. The immigration scholar Eithne Luibhéid has written about UAFA in a special issue of GLQ (14:2-3), but it's not available to a g
Rights at heart of marriage issue - Nashua Telegraph
Posted by
ExileComingHome 1103 days ago
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As New Hampshire is poised to become the sixth state to approve same-sex marriage, experts in both camps agree the law would give few unique legal rights to gay and lesbian couples that they lacked with civil unions alone.
The federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 sees to that, blocking 1,138 marital rights and protections for homosexual couples even in states where same-sex marriage is legal.
...In March, GLAD filed a federal lawsuit in Boston challenging the denial of benefits under the Defense of Marriage Act for eight married couples and three surviving spouses living in Massachusetts.
The suit notes Congress adopted DOMA before same-sex marriage was legal in any state and claims it violates the equal protection clause under the Constitution. They advised supporters on their Web site that the lawsuit route could succeed before DOMA is ever ta
The federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 sees to that, blocking 1,138 marital rights and protections for homosexual couples even in states where same-sex marriage is legal.
...In March, GLAD filed a federal lawsuit in Boston challenging the denial of benefits under the Defense of Marriage Act for eight married couples and three surviving spouses living in Massachusetts.
The suit notes Congress adopted DOMA before same-sex marriage was legal in any state and claims it violates the equal protection clause under the Constitution. They advised supporters on their Web site that the lawsuit route could succeed before DOMA is ever ta
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