Frances Herbert just wants to keep her family together.

Frances, who lives in Vermont, is legally married to her spouse, Takako Ueda, who is originally from Japan. Despite their marriage, however, they are facing an uncertain future because federal immigration laws do not allow Frances to sponsor Takako for residency...

One could be forgiven, in the midst of the new documentary Gone, for thinking they may have wandered into a David Lynch film. Like Lynch's most surreal masterpieces, Gone tells the story of a dark and mesmerizing mystery, a woman searching for answers, and what seems to be...

On August 24th, San Francisco resident Bradford Wells sat down and penned a letter to the president of the United States. "Dear Mr. President," Wells said, "... I am writing you now because I desperately need your help."

Only a few weeks earlier, Wells learned that the Obama...

In just one week, Bradford Wells could lose the person he built his entire life around.

Wells, an American citizen, has been with his partner Anthony Makk -- who is Australian -- for 19 years. The couple married in Massachusetts seven years ago. They have a built home, and a...

In Tuesday night's State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress, once again, to tackle the issue of comprehensive immigration reform. In his first remarks on the topic since the Senate voted down the DREAM Act -- which would have provided young people a path to...

Can an American DJ turn eastern mysticism into a mainstream dance floor hit? Alyson Calagna thinks so, and has set out to prove that music can be transformed into devotion through a unique interpretation of spiritual sound.

Calagna, who gained international recognition playing for sold-out crowds at events in the...

Saturday's historic Senate vote to move forward in ending the military's unconscionable "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service members marks a turning point for our country and our armed forces. At long last, our nation's military will soon bestow upon our men and women in...

As most Americans begin the holiday season on Thursday, in a national observance of "thanks," many will come together with family, friends and loved ones. But for one group of Americans, the holidays can be an especially painful experience. Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens in relationships with...

Roi Whaley probably never imagined the United States government would play a role in ripping his family apart.

The Gulfport, Mississippi resident has deep roots along America's Gulf Coast. He worked, for 17 years, at one of Gulfport's best-known casinos. When Hurricane Katrina struck, Roi was on the ground....

By now, there probably aren't many people who don't know Elizabeth Gilbert's life story. The best-selling author, who traveled millions of miles in what ended up being a search for her own, centered self, caused a sensation with her diary of personal discovery, also known as Eat, Pray,...

Earlier this month, when President Obama delivered an eloquent call-to-action on comprehensive immigration reform, there was an unexpected audience glued to their television sets at home: Lesbian and gay families who were hanging on the President's every word.

Immigration and LGBT rights are not generally thought of in...

This evening in Arizona, a young, gay man is literally putting his life on the line.

In today's Arizona, the fact that Mohammad Abdollahi is willing to speak up would be cause enough for concern. Abdollahi, who has been in the United States since the age of 3, risks arrest...

On Sunday afternoon, as many as 100,000 people are expected to descend on the National Mall in Washington and call on President Obama and Congressional leaders to keep a campaign promise: Tackling comprehensive immigration reform this year. Advocates rallying for a diverse array of critical immigration issues -- from a...

On January 28, 2009, there was a knock on Shirley Tan's door.

The mother of two, originally from The Philippines, was starting her morning as usual. She was getting her 12-year-old twin sons ready for school, and preparing to see her partner of 23 years, Jay Mercado, off to work....

In about 72 hours, a plane from The Netherlands will arrive at JFK Airport in New York and two passengers onboard will, for the first time in more than two decades, be able to step safely onto U.S. soil. The arrival of Clemens Ruland and Hugo Bausch will also signal...

Congress has promised to begin the process of reforming America's broken immigration system later this year. There is widespread consensus that reform is urgently needed, and a growing insistence among lawmakers that any reform effort must adhere to our nation's long-standing commitment to family unification. Under current immigration law, millions...

On Sunday, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans - and their allies - will travel from nearly every corner of the country to converge on Capitol Hill and call on lawmakers to support full equality for the LGBT community. The event, named the National Equality March, comes on...

Steve and Joe live in the shadow of the capital, both literally and figuratively.

The Washington, D.C. couple, who have been together for almost a decade, recently bought a new home in the city's Columbia Heights neighborhood. Two weeks ago, they were married in Connecticut. And in early August,...

In a move that closes the gap between two White House administrations, numerous government agencies and a year-old act of Congress, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations that would end the United States' decades-old HIV travel and immigration ban. Originally authorized as part of President...

Shirley Tan and Jay Mercado are, by all accounts, a picture-perfect family. The two have been together - happily - for more than two decades. They have adorable 12-year-old twins. They married in 2004. And they are hard-working, productive members of their community in Pacifica, California, where they have built...