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 ...
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How (and Why) Gillibrand Got Right With Gays
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UnitedByLove 1143 days ago
(http://www.observer.com)
Wedding Planning in Exile: Shirley Tan and Jay Mercado
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UnitedByLove 1143 days ago
(http://brideinexile.blogspot.com)
Right now, 95 Congressmen are co-sponsoring HR1024, the Uniting American Families Act, which will eliminate discrimination against same-sex couples in immigration cases, and 17 Senators are co-sponsoring the Senate equivalent, S424. ...
A Tale of Two Settees Uniting American Families Act
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UnitedByLove 1143 days ago
(http://juanoclock.livejournal.com)
Uniting American Families Act, aka "H.R. 1024", aka "S. 424", aka UAFA However you say it, it's a good thing and I'm rather excited about it. Introduced in February 12 (2 days before Valentine's Day) by New York Democratic Congressman ...
Gov Douglas Vetoes Vermont’s Marriage Bill (Box Turtle Bulletin)
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UnitedByLove 1143 days ago
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Douglas should then be a supporter of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), which would allow gay Americans to sponsor their foreign-born partners and provide a legal path to U.S. citizenship. Workplace equality. Parenting rights. ...
Ben Smith's Blog White House responds to Iowa (POLITICO)
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UnitedByLove 1143 days ago
(http://www.politico.com)
Now if only attention can be paid to passing the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), which the White House has said it supports. Substance over hysteria. http://UnitingAmericanFamilies.net. Posted By: OnBorrowedTime | April 04, ...
Io-wha???
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://www.sfbg.com)
Lat night, I attended the annual gala for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Campaign -- last year's gala feted Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and this one, while considerably smaller, was also mega-inspiring. It was held mostly to honor Helem , an incredible and youthful gay rights organization based in Lebanon, but it also served as an ...
Actor-cum-citizen
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://www.washingtonblade.com)
Economy trumps equality among gay voters: poll Many prioritize war, jobs, health care over civil rights advances Activists hail a historica platform Dem document calls for end to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' DOMA but omits the 'g word' Activists hail a historica platform Dem document calls for end to 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' DOMA but omits the 'g word' ...
A good idea, in theory
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://www.washingtonblade.com)
It was a good idea in theory. The congressional LGBT Equality Caucus assembles a group of experts on lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender issues, invites the many new Capitol Hill staffers to an hour-long ...
A Simple Change Would End Couple's Nightmare
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://www.courier-journal.com)
Glance through the snow-framed windows of Vermont homes, and you'll see couples like Sissi and Janet poring through seed catalogues and dreaming of spring.
Binational Couple Sissi and Janet
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://detnews.com)
Glance through the snow-framed windows of Vermont homes and you'll see couples like Sissi and Janet poring through seed catalogues and dreaming of spring.
Immigration Equality, the national group aimed at ending anti-LGBT discrimination in immigration law, and the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights ...
Gillibrand on Gays: Want job, will switch stance
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://weblogs.newsday.com)
Maybe Kirsten Gillibrand really is like Hillary Clinton -- the Hillary Clinton who obsessively balances her presumed "principles" against the political calibrations of the moment, on matters ranging from war ...
Washington Post Supports Uniting American Families Act (TowlerRoad)
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://www.towleroad.com)
The Washington Post today published an editorial in support of the Uniting American Families Act, which was reintroduced in February in the Senate by Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and in the House by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), saying that if the ...
The Uniting American Families Act (Matthew Yglesias)
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UnitedByLove 1145 days ago
(http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org)
At any rate, Jerry Nadler and Pat Leahy have a bill called the Uniting American Families Act that would address this situation. The best solution, of course, would be to let gay and lesbian couples just get married on an equal basis ...
THE UNITING AMERICAN FAMILIES ACT, HR1024 would allow gay and lesbian Americans and permanent residents to sponsor their foreign-born partners for legal residency in the United States. The bill, introduced last month in the Senate by ...
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