This is something that the gay community completely forgets and to be honest it is PISSING ME OFF!
Rightly so, people are so concerned about gay marriage, but they forget the 40,000+ bi-national couples that gay marriage does jack shit for.
When a gay couple get married in one of those states that allow it, they do NOT get the 1500+ federal rights that heterosexuals get, one of those rights is immigration.
So who is fighting to get those rights?
Immigration Equality is a national organization that works to end discrimination in U.S. immigration law, to reduce the negative impact of that law on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV-positive people, and to help obtain asylum for those persecuted in their home country based on their sexual orientation, transgender identity or HIV-status. Through education, outreach, advocacy, and the maintenance of a nationwide network of resources, we provide information and support to advocates, attorneys, politicians and those who are threatened by persecution or the discriminatory impact of the law.
I urge you all to go to their website, check out the action center, some of the things you can do to help will take you 2 minutes and will cost you NOTHING!
Thank you for this! Living apart from my partner while staying with our daughter causes so much pain and damage. Our daughter does not even really know her own step-mum–how wrong is that!?!
I invite you all to check out the work of the grassroots organization Out4Immigration: http://www.out4immigration.org
If you want to be a part of the grassroots actions on Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), lifting the HIV ban and equal immigration rights for all US citizens and their families, please visit Out4Immigration at http://www.out4immigration.org. Sign up to become a member (it’s FREE) — and you will immediately connect with hundreds of other activists fighting for equal immigration rights — people who are existing in spite of injustice; people who are determined to make change — now.
These activists — myself included — work tirelessly with you to get your voice heard through Congressional letter writing campaigns, working with local elected leaders to carry our message to the national level, blogging and social media, attending community events and raising awareness about lack of equal immigration for rights same-sex binational couples, and much much more.
Please join us today!
Kathy
http://www.out4immigration.org