Legislative progress for LGBT and immigrant rights after the midterm elections will proceed at a snail's pace at best or screech to a grinding halt at worst. I tend to think the latter, considering the current political climate and lack of leadership in Congress and the White House on civil rights and immigration reform.As such, I think it is crucial that we all go back to the basics and continue chipping away at the ground level by changing hearts and minds one at a time. An effective way to achieve this is by sharing our stories as queer folk, as immigrants, or as both. This puts forth faces that challenge stereotypes thereby encouraging some fair-minded individuals to change their positions and take on seemingly intractable issues.So when the Michael Eric Dyson Radio Show invited me to tell my story as both a gay man and an immigrant, I jumped at the opportunity. I was able to shed
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Conversations: The Importance of Story Telling
Posted by
uluckidog 571 days ago
(http://erwinsdeleon.blogspot.com)
Brazilian Man and Massachusetts Husband Rejoin in Asylum Case
Posted by
USABound 705 days ago
(http://www.CNSNews.com)
A Brazilian man was reunited with his Massachusetts husband this week after U.S. Sen. John Kerry pressed federal officials to temporarily allow the 31-year-old gay man back into the country on humanitarian grounds.
Brazilian-born Genesio "Junior" Oliveira rejoined Tim Coco, 49, of Haverhill, at an emotional reunion at Boston's Logan International Airport.
Gay rights and immigrant advocates declared the case a rare victory for gay, married asylum seekers.
Brazilian-born Genesio "Junior" Oliveira rejoined Tim Coco, 49, of Haverhill, at an emotional reunion at Boston's Logan International Airport.
Gay rights and immigrant advocates declared the case a rare victory for gay, married asylum seekers.
Massachusetts man says Brazilian husband denied US asylum
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OneVoice 931 days ago
(http://www.bradenton.com)
A gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won't be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S., the husband said Monday.
Tim Coco said Attorney General Eric Holder did not act on a Friday deadline in the case of Genesio "Junior" Oliveira, effectively denying the 30-year-old Brazilian man's request for asylum in the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
"We needed the Attorney General to make a decision on whether Junior could come home," said Coco, 48, of Haverhill. "He didn't take this request seriously."
Tim Coco said Attorney General Eric Holder did not act on a Friday deadline in the case of Genesio "Junior" Oliveira, effectively denying the 30-year-old Brazilian man's request for asylum in the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
"We needed the Attorney General to make a decision on whether Junior could come home," said Coco, 48, of Haverhill. "He didn't take this request seriously."
Speier questions pro gay immigration reform strategy
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BinatUK 993 days ago
(http://www.ebar.com)
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo) doesn't believe including pro-gay reforms in a comprehensive immigration bill is the best strategy to win rights for binational LGBT couples. And with Congress bogged down on passing health care reform legislation, she also cautioned LGBT activists not to expect any action on the issue until 2010.
"By making the bill comprehensive it does muddy the waters," said the freshman House member, who predicted "nothing will happen this year on immigration."...
"By making the bill comprehensive it does muddy the waters," said the freshman House member, who predicted "nothing will happen this year on immigration."...
Immigration Sob Story and DOMA
Posted by
JesSEA 1054 days ago
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And, for 30,000 people who have had the fortune of falling in love, internationally, with the fall of DOMA, will come the right for the US citizen for spousal sponsoring. Let me be clear: US immigration rules regarding legally married same sex partners is wrong. The laws must be changed so that legally married spouses in same sex marriages can immigrate to the United States. I’m all for this. I would prefer that this be accomplished legislatively, but I’m convinced that within five years the courts will mandate it. DOMA is clearly unconstitutional and should, with the right Supreme Court justices, be turned over in the blink of an eye.
What this really needs is a married same sex couple with a proven track record of following the law. John and Damien are not the right pair. Overstaying a visa, without permission is breaking the law. I’m willing to bet that neither John nor
What this really needs is a married same sex couple with a proven track record of following the law. John and Damien are not the right pair. Overstaying a visa, without permission is breaking the law. I’m willing to bet that neither John nor
HIV Ban Repeal The Inside Story (VIDEO)
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1058 days ago
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Immigration Equality & GMHC worked for years to end the anachronistic HIV Travel & Immigration Ban. In July 2008, Congress repealed the ban, and almost a year later, new regulations are about to be introduced in June of 2009. ...
The Power Is Featured As The Cover Story In The New York Blade ...
Posted by
Fight4theRight 1063 days ago
(http://thepoweronline.org)
... the Hate Crimes bill (a.k.a., the Matthew Shepard Act), the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and the United American Families Act (UAFA), which provides immigration equality of LGBT Americans in binational relationships. ...
(Her story is beginning to gain some media attention and being circulated among gay immigration rights activists.) She met her lesbian partner Jay Mercado and had two twin children. And they have been together since Tan entered the ...
People Magazine story on binational couple
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1137 days ago
(http://kazzadraskmedia.blogspot.com)
Writer Susan Young takes the case for the Uniting American Families Act to the American people, in the current issue of People magazine. A Gay Mom Faces Deportation. The story of Shirley Tan and Jay Mercado that you've been following on ...
Share this story: queer Filipina couple faces deportation
Posted by
BrenDAL 1140 days ago
(http://monkeywed.blogspot.com)
...already know, S and I are a same-sex binational couple that moved to ... allow American citizens to sponsor their same-sex partners for
Kerry pushes asylum status for gay man separated from spouse but (Bay Windows)
Posted by
igualdad 1143 days ago
(http://news.google.com)
Kerry pushes asylum status for gay man separated from spouse, but ...Bay Windows, MAThe bill has the backing of the advocacy groups Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Immigration Equality. Yet advocates and lawmakers believe the prospects of passing UAFA in the short term are slim. In a statement to Bay Windows Kerry wrote that he ...
Gay Man Who Married In MA Seeks Asylum
Posted by
USABound 1143 days ago
(http://www.thebostonchannel.com)
Sen. John Kerry has asked the Obama administration to grant asylum to a gay man who was forced to return to Brazil after he married a U.S. citizen in Massachusetts.
Kerry wants asylum for gay man married in MA
Posted by
USABound 1143 days ago
(http://www.iht.com)
BOSTON : Sen. John Kerry asked the Obama administration Thursday to let a gay Brazilian man married to an American businessman in Massachusetts return to the United States.
Kerry seeks asylum for gay man married in MA (The Associated Press)
Posted by
OneVoice 1143 days ago
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Kerry seeks asylum for gay man married in Mass.The Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — Sen. John Kerry has asked the Obama administration to grant asylum to a gay man who was forced to return to Brazil after he married a US citizen in Massachusetts. Genesio "Junior" Oliveira has been separated from his husband, Tim Coco, ...
John Kerry's Plea For Gay Asylum
Posted by
OurHero-Tan 1145 days ago
(http://gaylife.about.com)
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry has asked the Obama Administration to grant asylum to Genesio Oliveira, a Brazilian national who married his partner in Massachusetts but was then forced back to Brazil.
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