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Why Wait for SCOTUS- Imperative that Congress Repeal DOMA as a Matter of Urgency

Written on 5 Aug, 2010 at 10:44 in Activism, Featured, Hot Topics, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, Notable Quotes | viewed times | 0 Comments

Image by lez get real via Flickr Melanie Nathan – August 5, 2010; “The President has spoken out in opposition to Proposition 8 because it is divisive and discriminatory. He will continue to promote equality for LGBT Americans.” President ... (Continue reading)

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SCREAM: President Obama Act Now for Binational Same Sex Couples

Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 20:20 in Binational Immigration, CAMPAIGN 2010, Columns, Commentary, Family, Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Pink $ Posts, Rants & Raves | viewed times | 14 Comments

Melanie Nathan  7-20-10 When it come to immigration reform,  the people who count first on this topic, to my way of thinking, are those who under current law are not treated equally, yet President Obama has seemingly provided the visual for... (Continue reading)

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President Obama’s New HIV/AIDS Descrimination Strategy

Written on 19 Jul, 2010 at 11:50 in Commentary, Featured, Health, Lifestyle, News, Politics | viewed times | 0 Comments

Melanie Nathan – July 19, 2010; WASHINGTON – In a critical acknowledgment of the discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS, the Obama administration today, in its newly released strategy, emphasized the government’s responsibility to enforce nondiscrimination laws and made clear that education... (Continue reading)

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MAGGIE Blog Comments Reflect her Absurdity and Congress’s Complicity

Written on 19 Jun, 2010 at 18:41 in Commentary, Family & Children, Featured, In The Courts, LGBT Rights, News, Politics | viewed times | 1 Comment

6-19-20 MELANIE NATHAN Well anyway making it onto lezgetreal. Sometimes we read a comment to a BLOG and it makes so much sense that it supersedes the BLOG itself – in relevance in chuckle and most of all in its... (Continue reading)

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The AFA thinks I agree with them about Elena Kagan. I don’t.

Written on 10 May, 2010 at 10:55 in Featured | viewed times | 12 Comments

Image by Getty Images via Daylife 05/10/2010 by JR Russell There are times you can really regret writing something. This is one of those times. On April 16th, I wrote an opinion piece stating that I thought (now officially) Obama’s SCOTUS nominee, Elena... (Continue reading)

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Dissed on DADT … Gay Activists Interrupt Obama Speech at Boxer Fundraiser

Written on 20 Apr, 2010 at 1:25 in Activism, CAMPAIGN 2010, Commentary, Election 2010, Events, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Political, Politics, Protests and Rallies | viewed times | 4 Comments

Image by lez get real via Flickr 4-19-2010 – Melanie Nathan; Remarks by President Obama at Barbara Boxer fundraiser, as provided by the White House THE PRESIDENT: Hello California! (Applause.) Hello. I am fired up!... (Continue reading)

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Urgent Plea to President Obama – Repeal DOMA NOW…..

Written on 19 Apr, 2010 at 18:14 in A Gay Girl's View, Commentary, Featured, LGBT Rights, News, Politics | viewed times | 4 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 4-19-2010 Melanie Nathan Correcting the Clinton Mistake…. There is nothing  more imperative to gay rights and human rights than recognition of the timing for the repeal of DOMA. We must note that we do not have much time and instead... (Continue reading)

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Focus on Family says Gays and Lesbians ‘Disqualified’ to Sit on SCOTUS Bench

Written on 16 Apr, 2010 at 13:26 in A Gay Girl's View, Anti-Gay, Commentary, Featured, Hot Topics, LGBT Rights, News, Politics | viewed times | 3 Comments

Image via Wikipedia 4-16-10 – By Melanie Nathan “A gay judge’s sexual preference will, without any question whatsoever, ‘interfere with their job.’ It’s not possible for it to be otherwise… We simply should not elevate to the highest court in the land... (Continue reading)

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Bi-National Same-Sex Couples Continue to Wait- The Case for a Special Visa!

Written on 28 Mar, 2010 at 13:58 in Activism, Binational Immigration, Columns, Commentary, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, Politics | viewed times | 29 Comments

By Melanie Nathan.  3-28-10 – While the British Parliament celebrated its first Same Sex marriage, hailing recognition and acceptance of same gender partnerships, the leadership  of US Congress  says sorry  Queers we cannot pursue a Bill that will provide US... (Continue reading)

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White House Meetings- Immigration Reform in Jeopardy- Unlikely this Year-

Written on 12 Mar, 2010 at 7:58 in Binational Immigration, Columns, Family, Family Equality, Featured, News, Politics, Special Reports | viewed times | 1 Comment

What now Immigration Equality?  What is Plan “B” Do you not think its time to push for Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) as a stand alone. Posted by Melanie Nathan 3-11-10 – “A pair of White House meetings Thursday designed... (Continue reading)

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Obama Justice Department Files Shocking Response to Motion

Written on 3 Mar, 2010 at 0:45 in Binational Immigration, Columns, Featured, In The Courts, News | viewed times | 12 Comments

Melanie Nathan, San Francisco-  3-2-10;  In the case of  Nancy Gill & Marcelle Letourneau, (Plaintiffs) VS  Office  of  Personnel Management (Defendants) under Case No. 1:09-cv-10309 JLT ,  in the  UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,  DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS,  the Obama Justice... (Continue reading)

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Mr. President We Have your Back; Do you Have Ours?

Written on 3 Jan, 2010 at 16:52 in Activism, Binational Immigration, Video Posts | viewed times | 1 Comment

AND While you are here – Send a Message to the President – Sign for Binationals Please…… link:- http://immigration.change.org/actions/view/special_visa_for_binational_lgbt_spouse-perma-partners Posted by Melanie Nathan/ Video oblogdeeoblogda.   Related articles by Zemanta BiNational Petition:- Remedial Visa -Stop Gap- Pending Legislation (oblogdeeoblogda.wordpress.com) ... (Continue reading)

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Part Two: UAFA Now or 1,666 years of Stories: A Binational Xmas Wish in A letter to President Obama

Written on 25 Dec, 2009 at 2:08 in Activism, Binational Immigration, Columns, Commentary, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, Op-Eds, Special Reports | viewed times | 58 Comments

By Melanie Nathan,   Dec 24th, 2009 – Part  2 : UAFA Now or 1,666 years of  binational Stories Story # 2, In this my second post in the series: ”UAFA or 1,666 years of binational stories,”  my column presents in the... (Continue reading)

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Progressive Women Protest Billboard for 7th Day Regardless of Male Bullies

Written on 27 Nov, 2009 at 23:32 in Activism, Autos, Commentary, Editorials, Events, Featured, Hot Topics, Lifestyle, News, People, Politics, Protests and Rallies, Rants & Raves | viewed times | 50 Comments

 By Melanie Nathan The billboard, located at 4855 Miller Road, shows two cartoonish images of Obama wearing a Muslim turban and reads “PRESIDENT or JIHAD?” It also says “BIRTH CERTIFICATE – PROVE IT!” alluding to the conspiracy theory which claims... (Continue reading)

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Melanie Nathan Calls for Moratorium as US Citizen’s Brazilian same-sex husband denied asylum ..

Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 21:30 in Activism, Binational Immigration, Columns, Commentary, Editorials, Family, Family Equality, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Op-Eds, People, Politics, Rants & Raves, World | viewed times | 8 Comments

BOSTON — Associated Press reports today that a gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won’t be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S. Tim Coco, the US citizen binational spouse said that  Attorney General... (Continue reading)

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