Binational Couples

The U.S. Recognizes Straight Binational Marriages With Transgender Spouses

Erwin de Leon | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Green Cards, Binational Couples, Immigration, Uscis, Uscis Gender Identity, Transgender, Uscis Transgender, Gay Voices News
Erwin de Leon

The U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services issued a memorandum last week that updates the Adjudicator's Field Manual, a guide binding all agency staff overseeing immigration procedures. USCIS will now issue immigration documents that reflect an individual's gender identity.

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My Family, Together: Calling On The President To Stop LGBT Green-Card Denials

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Green Cards, Binational Couples, Immigration, Immigration Equality, My Family Together, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA Gay Binational Couples, Gay Binational Couples, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Doma, Gay Binational Couples Green Cards, Gay Binational Couples DOMA, Gay Couples Deportation, DOMA Immigration, Gay Voices News
Steve Ralls

While the White House has said it cannot approve green cards for lesbian and gay spouses because of DOMA, what it has failed to tell the LGBT community is that it can hold those applications -- rather than deny them -- as the courts and Congress decide DOMA's ultimate fate.

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A Mother's Heartfelt Plea To Stop The Deportation Of Her Son's Husband

Jody Huckaby | Posted 02.11.2012

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Jody Huckaby

Lenora Brandoli's son John married his long-time partner, Trinidad native Michael Thomas, last year. Sadly, Thomas was recently denied a stay in his deportation case, leaving the family in fear that one of their own will be forced to leave them.

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"Dear Mr. President:" Families Plead Not to Be Torn Apart

Steve Ralls | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Immigration, Frances Herbert Takako Ueda, Immigration Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, President Obama, Anthony Makk Bradford Wells, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Like most Americans, Bradford Wells never dreamed the U.S. government would try to force his husband out of the country. But because Wells and his Australian husband, Anthony Makk, are a gay couple, that is exactly the reality they faced.

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One Family Divided, Under Law

Steve Ralls | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Immigration, Barbara Boxer, Immigration Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage Green Cards, LGBT Immigration Equality, Green Cards Lgbt Rights, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Unlike straight Americans, who have the ability to sponsor their spouse for residency, lesbian and gay couples in the same situation have few legal options for remaining together. Many are forced into exile, leaving the United States entirely.

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The Economic Case for Inclusive Immigration Reform

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Immigration Equality, Uniting American Families Act, Gay Issues, State of the Union, President Obama, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News
Steve Ralls

The President was right to call on Congress to cross partisan lines and address immigration reform. Doing so makes good sense for families and the economy.

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Thanksgiving Apart: LGBT Families Face Separation and Exile

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rep Mike Honda, Gay Immigration, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Reuniting Families Act, Binational Couples, Robert Menendez, Uniting American Families Act, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Immigration Reform, LGBT Rights, Thanksgiving 2010, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Lesbian and gay Americans do not have the right to sponsor their foreign national partners for residency. They are forced to rip their families apart, or leave their own country to be with the person they love.

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Divided by Law: An American Takes On Immigration to Reunite with the Person He Loves

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Bi-National LGBT Immigration, Patrick Leahy, Jerrold Nadler, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Binational Couples, Mike Honda, Immigration Equality, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Uniting American Families Act, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Roi Whaley probably never imagined the United States government would play a role in ripping his family apart. The Gulfport, Mississippi resident h...

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Engage, Lobby, Love: Elizabeth Gilbert's Passionate Advocacy for LGBT Immigrant Families

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Bi-National LGBT Immigration, Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts, Elizabeth Gilbert, LGBT Rights, Binational Couples, Immigration Equality, Elizabeth Gilbert Committed, Uniting American Families Act, Impact News
Steve Ralls

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 w...

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HuffPo Impact Premiere: A New Documentary from Immigration Equality

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-National LGBT Immigration, Rachel Tiven, Stewart Thorndike, Shirley Tan, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Jay Mercado, Binational Couples, Immigration Equality, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Uniting American Families Act, Video, Impact News
Steve Ralls

Lesbian and gay couples are frequently discriminated against under immigration law, and this inequality is literally ripping families apart.

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The Children In The Middle: A Perspective On Human Rights

Chelsea-Lyn Rudder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Hague, Nyu, Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, Children, Betty Mahmoody, Globalization, United States, David Goldman, Brazil, Bruna Bianchi, Human Rights, New Jersey, Not Without My Daughter, Binational Couples, Internet Dating, Human Rights of Children, Sean Richard Goldman, Sean Goldman, Custody Battle, World News
Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

International parental child abduction is not a new phenomenon but its increasing frequency appears to be a by-product of globalization.

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When Your Ex Sends the Vacation Video After the Break-Up

Mike Alvear | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Breakups, Vacation Video, Immigration Equality, Relationships, Romance, Gay Marriage, Healthy Living News
Mike Alvear

After 5 years, we agreed not so much to break up but to stop trying to get back together. It was mutual. But the pictures hurt. Not because of what could be, but what once was.

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