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Caucus Letter to President, House, and Senate Leadership; Now- Melanie Nathan: “this makes the Case for UAFA as an Urgent Stand Alone!”

Caucus Letter to President, House, and Senate Leadership;  Now- Melanie Nathan:

Melanie Nathan Posts – San Francisco,   2/09/ 2010 -   Baldwin, Frank, Polis, Nadler, Honda, Quigley Seek to End Discrimination for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Binational Families.  Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Congressmen Barney Frank (D- MA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Jerrold... (Continue reading)

Immigration Reform, Binational Anger Builds – Plea by Reps to include UAFA-

 Immigration Reform, Binational Anger Builds - Plea by Reps to include UAFA-

Image via Wikipedia Melanie Nathan,  2/08/10 .  On the 3rd of February I posted the news that Senator Schumer will not be including our LGBT families in his immigration reform Bill.  Amongst the very many e-mails sent to me as a... (Continue reading)

Senator Gillibrand Officially Announces DADT Defunding Amendment, GOP Challenger Upset

Senator Gillibrand Officially Announces DADT Defunding Amendment, GOP Challenger Upset

02/08/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It is sometimes hard to remember that Kirsten Gillibrand is facing a Republican challenger to her Senate seat given all the speculation regarding whether or not Harold Ford Jr. would be entering the Democratic Primary. Bruce... (Continue reading)

Virginia Democrat Introduces Bill to Repeal State’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Virginia Democrat Introduces Bill to Repeal State's Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Reported by Melanie Nathan, San Francisco, 02/09/10 .   A determined Virginia State Delegate, David Englin (D-Alexandria) is again seeking a repeal of the State’s Constitutional amendment, by sponsoring House Joint Resolution 55.  (co-sponsored by Delegate L. Kaye Kory, D-Falls Church.... (Continue reading)

Senator Gillibrand Raises Questions About Harold Ford Jr’s Bonuses From Wall Street

Senator Gillibrand Raises Questions About Harold Ford Jr's Bonuses From Wall Street

02/08/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Questions over how much bonus money former Representative Harold Ford Jr. are starting to percolate in the potential showdown for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s seat. The Senator is asking exactly how much money Ford has gotten from... (Continue reading)

Senator Gillibrand Proposes Ending Funding For DADT Discharges

Senator Gillibrand Proposes Ending Funding For DADT Discharges

02/06/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has offered up a proposal to put an end to dismissals under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, or at least she is reintroducing the idea. Under her plan, an amendment would be offered to... (Continue reading)

Oliver North Compares Gays and Lesbians To Pedophiles While Trying To Defend DADT

Oliver North Compares Gays and Lesbians To Pedophiles While Trying To Defend DADT

02/06//10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Colonel Oliver North attacked the decision to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He decided that the decision by Secretary Robert Gates to not pursue third party reports turning in gay and lesbian service members, such as... (Continue reading)

Iowa House Republicans Seek to Bully Gay Students

Iowa House Republicans Seek to Bully Gay Students

Image via Wikipedia 2/6/10-by Paula Brooks Two Iowa GOP State Representatives, Jason Schultz, and Matt Windschitl, this week, co-sponsored legislation which seeks to remove LGBT students from the 2007 Iowa Safe Schools Law that protects students from harassment and bullying in Iowa’s... (Continue reading)

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Iowa LGBT Group Expects Push For Anti-Marriage Equality Bill Next Week.

Iowa LGBT Group Expects Push For Anti-Marriage Equality Bill Next Week.

Image by Mulad via Flickr 2/5/10- by Paula Brooks After numerous meetings at the Iowa State Capitol Thursday, Brad Clark, campaign director, for Iowa gay rights advocacy group One Iowa, has said he believes Republicans will attempt to pull a bill that... (Continue reading)

Part 3. Binational Stories: Lesbian Spouse 102 days in ICE Detention

Part 3. Binational Stories: Lesbian Spouse 102 days in ICE Detention

 Posted by Melanie Nathan, February 05, 2010:  Third Part of The Binational Series UAFA or 1,666 years of Binational Stories” Here is a letter which was sent to President Obama, with the emotive reflections of a foreign born spouse.  Although each story has a unique... (Continue reading)

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D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics Ruling Block Same-Sex Marriage Referendum… Again.

D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics Ruling Block Same-Sex Marriage Referendum… Again.

2/4/10-by Paula Brooks In its third ruling on the issue of Marriage Equality in the District of Columbia, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics has again rejected efforts by anti-gay Maryland preacher Bishop Harry Jackson, to place a ballot initiative... (Continue reading)

HRC Proposes Alternative To National Prayer Breakfast

HRC Proposes Alternative To National Prayer Breakfast

February 4, 2010-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Harry Knox of the Human Rights Campaign announced today the formation of the American Prayer Hour in response to the National Prayer Breakfast which has been held annually by the group known colloquially as The... (Continue reading)

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Utah Senator Orrin Hatch “Open” To Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal, and Then He Isn’t

Utah Senator Orrin Hatch

February 4, 2010-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Talking to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell yesterday, Senator Orrin Hatch made it clear that he was open to repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. He stated that there were “outstanding patriotic gay people who serve in... (Continue reading)

House of Representatives Introduces Resolution Condemning Uganda’s “Kill The Gays” Bill

House of Representatives Introduces Resolution Condemning Uganda's

February 2, 2010- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Representative Howard L. Berman (D-CA) has introduced a resolution condemning Uganda’s anti-homosexual bill. The bill dubbed “Kill the Gays” bill would execute people for being gay if they have HIV/AIDS or were convicted... (Continue reading)

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The Grassroot Struggle for LGBTQI Equality in Immigration – New UAFA Sponsor.

The Grassroot Struggle for LGBTQI Equality in Immigration - New UAFA Sponsor.

by Melanie Nathan – San Francisco, 2.4.2010.  Recently, Out4Immigration urged their group to contact Congressman Maffei as part of their ongoing grassroots letter campaign – and the “proof of the pudding is in the eating”!  Out4Immigration contacted Congressman Maffei last summer... (Continue reading)

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