In a City of Immigrants, Support for a Middle Path for the ...

The law, to be truly comprehensive, should apply to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) families as well, said Tom Tierney of the grassroots advocacy group Out 4 Immigration. He said there are about 36000 bi-national LGBT families ... “Right now, if you're a gay or lesbian couple, and you have a marriage license in Connecticut, Vermont or Massachusetts, that license is not federally recognized,” Tierney explained. That means same-sex couples who are married are ...

Same-sex couples in NH get civil union rights - Feministing

I feel that the only explanation for why the GLBT community strives for equal "marriage" is because civil unions are considered seperate but equal. Queer couples who wish to make vows together should be able to call it whatever they want to . .... It's the acknowledgement that gay and lesbian people are not lesser beings than straight people, and do not make lesser commitments. Marriage is, in many people's eyes, the beginning of true adult life, the creation of a family ...

Congress Moves Military Toward the LGBT Left | Richmond Times-Dispatch

By doing so, Congress opened the door for Obama administration Pentagon appointees to impose the "LGBT" (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) agenda on the armed forces. Under the new law or implementing policy, all military branches and communities ... Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), would require acceptance of professed (not just discreet) sexual minorities, with retroactive effect. Regulations imposed by the Obama Defense Department would have the same effect -- banning ...

Gay Rights(Homosexual discrimination)

They are Massachusetts 2004, Connecticut 2008, Iowa 2009, Vermont 2009, New Hampshire 2009 vote/ 2010 enactment. New Jersey may not recognize same-sex marriage however they do recognize civil unions. ... God loves you, John 3:16, and according to Jesus, God intends some of His children to be born gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered, Matthew 19:12. GLBT people are not the result of a sinful personal choice nor are we the result of the fall of Adam. ...

LGBT and Allied Groups Call on Congress to Pass ENDA Now

CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, Terry Stone, Executive Director Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, Shawn Gaylord, Director of Public Policy A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI), Clayola Brown, President ...