Citizenship? Tough luck under DOMA
Posted on Feb 11, 2011 at 04:48 pm
Freedom to Marry's New Media intern Joe Girton looks into the wide gap between American values and the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act."
Married to an American, but Can’t Stay in America
Posted on Feb 08, 2011 at 03:02 pm
A California man faces deportation because of the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act."
Marriage Equality – A Priority For Immigrants?
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 at 12:30 pm
Marriage equality may not be the top priority for many New Yorkers, but even queer immigrant activists agree that its passage would expand civil rights in the state and codify the fundamental dignity of LGBT individuals and their families.
Still treated as second-class citizens in civil marriage law
Posted on Dec 29, 2010 at 10:00 am
The good news is that gay Americans can now openly fight and die for their country in the military.
The bad news is we are still treated as second-class citizens when it comes to the civil marriage law.
A rude shock at Christmas
Posted on Dec 23, 2010 at 05:00 pm
A NJ civil union provided no protection for Peruvian man abruptly deported.
Thanksgiving Apart: LGBT families face separation and exile
Posted on Nov 29, 2010 at 04:00 pm
Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens in relationships with partners from abroad will be forced to spend Thanksgiving alone... or packing their bags so they can keep their families together.
Gay Brazilian married in US may face deportation
Posted on Nov 09, 2010 at 04:20 pm
A Brazilian man who was recently reunited with his Massachusetts husband when federal officials temporarily allowed him into the U.S. said he could face deportation because the attorney general won't reverse the immigration ruling that initially separated the couple.
An American marriage
Posted on Nov 08, 2010 at 02:30 pm
Passage of the Uniting American Families Act would be a chance for the U.S. to show the world the freedoms that exist here.
Uniting American Love
Posted on Oct 29, 2010 at 08:00 am
Prospects for reforming immigration law to allow foreign same-sex spouses to stay in the US on the same terms as those from different-sex couples are uncertain — irretrievably enmeshed in the broader, culturally explosive debate.
Don’t Deport Henry: Repeal DOMA Now
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 at 04:02 pm
On August 29, Henry Velandia and Josh Vandiver were married in Montville, Connecticut. But now because of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, Henry-- who was born in Venezuela and moved to the U.S. in 2002-- may soon face deportation. Sign our petition calling on President Obama to stop tearing apart loving and committed couples like Henry and Josh by fulfilling his pledge to repeal DOMA