Originally posted on Feet in 2 Worlds. By Erwin de Leon. When Governor Andrew Cuomo called for “justice for all” through the passage of a marriage equality bill earlier this year, I asked whether gay marriage was a priority for … Continued
Gay Couples
Immigration
The Anti-immigrant Movement’s Bizarre Take on Gay Immigrants
Writers with anti-immigrant group Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) have a strange preoccupation with same-sex couples. Especially for a “non-partisan” organization that is apparently only concerned with the issue of immigration. Last week, David North wrote on the CIS website … Continued
Politics
Anti-immigrant group continues its homophobic trend
In a recent article published on Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) website, fellow James R. Edwards Jr., warns readers that gay immigrants have begun “to agitate for spousal visas.” Edwards links the Obama Administration’s refusal to continue supporting the Defense … Continued
Politics
Cross-post: Going to the Chapel Gay Marriage, Immigration
Faren D’Abell writes in Windy City Times about the ongoing struggle of LBGT people for equal marriages and the added complication of the flawed immigration system that doesn’t allow same-sex couples to sponsor one another for residency. In Roman times, … Continued
A Victory for Gay Rights: Illinois House Committee Approves Civil Unions
A bill recognizing same-sex civil unions was approved by the Illinois House Human Services Committee for a full House vote under the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. If it passes in the Illinois House it would be a fitting … Continued