Comments on: Immigration rally includes LGBT voices

By: Stonewaller

Stonewaller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:04:25 +0000

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), a champion of immigrant rights favors unconditional amnesty for all illegal immigrants — especially those from Latin America.
Cesar Chavez opposed illegal immigration in general and amnesty in particular. Among other things, he believed that illegal immgrants undercut the wages of legal immigrants such as those from Latin America.

The same binational couples who complain about other LGBT not caring about their concerns are unconcerned about issues related to transgender people and HIV-positive detainees.
Gays and Lesbians are notorious transgenderphobes — not only the masses but the leaders of the Movement. It is not uncommon to hear Gays and Lesbians say that transgenders do not belong in the movement on account of the notion that trans is not a sexual orientation and to hear Gays and Lesbians characterize trans people as: “freaks.”
Since HIV has become a concern primarily of the Black, Hispanic and heterosexual community, much less attention has been paid to this issue by the White middle-class men who dominate the leadership of the LGBT Movement and choose the issues of concern.

By: Stonewaller

Stonewaller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:57:22 +0000

Guillermo Lopez states: “If these people were straight or were in heterosexual relationships, they could easily sponsor their partners and give them legal status.” I am an immigration lawyer. Sponsor yes, easy not necessarily.

It should also pointed out that if a marital relationship dissolves within three years, it is presumed to be fraudulent. The average Gay male relationship lasts three years.

By: Stonewaller

Stonewaller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:54:24 +0000

Rachel Tiven of Immigration Equality, said the showing was demonstrated “how much the LGBT community is here for comprehensive immigration reform that includes all families.” The fact is that the LGBT community never cared about immigration reform until transnational same sex couples were directly affected by immigration laws.
This is just another example of LGBT opportunism.

Eric Stanley said he doesn’t think many LGBT people view protection for bi-national couples as a priority.
He said: “I couldn’t get any friends to come today. But when you are directly affected, it does matter quite a bit.” This is true with any political issue. Given that only 15% of Gays and Lesbians wish to get married ever, and 85% are concerned about employment discrimination, one has to ask why Gays and Lesbians maade same sex marriage the primary Movement issue?

By: Stonewaller

Stonewaller — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:48:22 +0000

There has never been a definition of marriage in the Constitution of the United States.
Prior to the Defense of Marriage Act, there was no federal law defining marriage.
Historically, the immigration service recognized marriages that were legal where they were performed.
I believe that DOMA is not only bad law buy unconstitutional. If one truly believes in equal rights not special rights, then one should work to repeal DOMA.

By: Patrick in Brooklyn

Patrick in Brooklyn — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:53:01 +0000

Make the Road New York, an immigrants rights group, has an LGBT initiative known as GLOBE. GLOBE organized two buses at the March 21, 2010 rally in DC.

By: Tif

Tif — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:06:53 +0000

AND – thanks to DIRECT ACTIONISTS — a LGBT Lesbian Couple SPOKE ON STAGE from Unid@s LGBT – for details see:

http://www.actonprinciples.org/2010/03/23/lgbt-couple-speaks-on-stage-at-nat-immigration-rally-on-sunday-after-direct-actionists-protest-on-friday/

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