Comments on: Gay cancer patient struggles to bring partner to U.S.

By: Kraig Rasool

Kraig Rasool — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:11:41 +0000

Its a sad state of affairs to see this kind of dragging of feet within the US congress and the Obama administration….So busy trying to keep people out of this country, and not realizing the damage being done to our own economy etc…You would think in 2010 that anyone with their partner whether in good or bad health should be allowed to bring his or herself to this country. To start the US was adamantly wrong for sending the guy back to the Phillipines….so much unecessary red tape and wasted time. The laws that need to be changed are swept under the rug while people suffer, this needs to stop. We all need to protest in the face of congress and the administration until a change comes about. Good luck to you guys….

By: Justin O'Shea

Justin O'Shea — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:52:17 +0000

I’m a US citizen and have been living in Canada for 2 years with my partner as I am not allowed to bring my partner of 5 years back to my own home country. I grew up in the USA on the notion that I was living in ‘the land of the free’ which has become a devastatingly untrue reality. The story above, and the estimated 36,000 additional binational LGBT couples facing this same predicament have been displaced from their families and friends as our own USA will not recognize full equality. Please call your local politicians to urge them to stand in full support for passage of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) as a stand alone measure or part of comprehensive Immigration Reform. Obama, you are letting us down time after time. Stand up and keep the promises you made for our equality… it is becoming an insult to our community.

By: Frankie James

Frankie James — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:27:18 +0000

Good luck guys. You are facing a difficult battle.