You may know that the federal government plans to count everybody in America in this year, but the once-a-decade Census has changed to more accurately count LGBT families in 2010, and that’s a good thing.
GayPolitics sat down with two people deeply involved in making sure the LGBT community understands what has changed and why it’s important that our community participates as fully as possible.
Che Ruddell-Tabisola is the manager for National LGBT Partnerships and coordinator of Our Families Count, a new effort by the U.S. Census Bureau to engage the LGBT community. Bob Witeck is CEO and co-founder of Witeck-Combs Communications. He is serving as media coordinator for Our Families Count and is working with Che to promote the effort nationwide.
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Why the 2010 Census matters to LGBT Americans
Posted by
BrenDAL 798 days ago
(http://www.gaypolitics.com)
Why more binational couples are coming to Canada
Posted by
BinationalHope 931 days ago
(http://www.xtra.ca)
I walked with purpose, my boots hitting the floor in a tempo that echoed my urgency. My mouth was dry and anxiety had sunk into the creases on my face. My family walked behind me, no one daring to talk in case my composure collapsed. I knew where to go and what to do. In my hand — now sweaty — I gripped an unassuming brown envelope that carried my family’s future in it. Our Canadian immigration papers.
It was just after midnight in early March 2007. We were walking down a wide hallway from the plane into Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, towards a glass window with signs directing new immigrants inside. We entered the room and went to the last counter that was open, handed our papers over to a small woman who, in a matter of fact way, stamped our papers, took our photographs and confirmed our permanent resident status before shuffling us toward customs. Like it was..
It was just after midnight in early March 2007. We were walking down a wide hallway from the plane into Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, towards a glass window with signs directing new immigrants inside. We entered the room and went to the last counter that was open, handed our papers over to a small woman who, in a matter of fact way, stamped our papers, took our photographs and confirmed our permanent resident status before shuffling us toward customs. Like it was..
Today President Obama confirmed some of my fears in so far as they relate to Uniting American Families Act - UAFA and comprehensive immigration reform (CIR).
“I’ve got a lot on my plate and it’s very important for us to sequence these big initiatives so they don’t crash at the same time,” Obama said when asked by a reporter about the prospects for immigration reform.”
I am calling on Immigration Equality to re strategize and change their course back to the original focus. The focus on UAFA, what it represents to binationals currently in exile or in hiding, its use to raise funds for IE has veered off ...
“I’ve got a lot on my plate and it’s very important for us to sequence these big initiatives so they don’t crash at the same time,” Obama said when asked by a reporter about the prospects for immigration reform.”
I am calling on Immigration Equality to re strategize and change their course back to the original focus. The focus on UAFA, what it represents to binationals currently in exile or in hiding, its use to raise funds for IE has veered off ...
Why Gay Is Not The New Black
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1042 days ago
(http://gaylife.about.com)
The criticism of President Obama by the gay community has gone too far, says award-winning ESPN columnist LZ Granderson.
God save us from your people
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1067 days ago
(http://jaysays.com)
In fact, Cardinal Bellarmine once taught God’s truth and said: To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin.
Another example of Christian “truth” was far more horrific. In fact, Christian ministers used to preach that black people didn’t have souls and were cursed, hence the color of their skin. One minister, R. Furman (a Baptist) had this to say: The right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example.
The minister is right, there is slavery in the Bible, but does that mean it is God’s truth that we should have slaves? But sometimes, even the ministers disagree as to what God’s truth is:
God gave the savior to the German people. We have faith, deep and unshakeable faith, that he [Hitler] was sent to us by God to save Germany. — Her
Another example of Christian “truth” was far more horrific. In fact, Christian ministers used to preach that black people didn’t have souls and were cursed, hence the color of their skin. One minister, R. Furman (a Baptist) had this to say: The right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example.
The minister is right, there is slavery in the Bible, but does that mean it is God’s truth that we should have slaves? But sometimes, even the ministers disagree as to what God’s truth is:
God gave the savior to the German people. We have faith, deep and unshakeable faith, that he [Hitler] was sent to us by God to save Germany. — Her
Why We Fight
Posted by
BrenDAL 1133 days ago
(http://tobermory-idoffer.blogspot.com)
But for binational couples like Sissi and Janet, it doesn’t solve the ... them—the right to sponsor a spouse for immigration benefits—happens
How (and Why) Gillibrand Got Right With Gays
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1143 days ago
(http://www.observer.com)
For all the accounts of the last-minute machinations that went into the selection of Kirsten Gillibrand as New York's new senator, we haven't heard much about the sudden willingness of some gay-rights activists ...
Why We Support the March to Sacramento to Repeal Prop 8Bay Area Indymedia, CAWe were married during the 2004 Winter of Love, and we wed again last year, when California embraced Marriage Equality legally. We are a part of One Struggle, One Fight and the March to Sacramento for three important reasons. ...
Why We Need the Uniting American Families Act
Posted by
uluckidog 1148 days ago
(http://www.mombian.com)
...straight Americans, Jay cannot sponsor her life partner for immigration. The Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) would remedy this...
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