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Monthly Archives: March 2012
On the Green Card Trail – Step 2. Karin’s Biometrics Appointment, March 27, 2012
The official paper came in the mail in February. It was the same greenish paper as the other ones, the ones with the red insignia in the background – the arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty. At the … Continue reading
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A Tale of Three Flags – Mine, Hers, Ours
This is my flag. My country and citizenship is America/American. This is my wife’s flag. Her country and citizenship is England/British (though she was born German in Germany). This is our flag, mine and Karin’s – it is the flag … Continue reading
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On the Green Card Trail – Step 1. Filing for Marriage-Based Green Card
Working with our lawyer, Lavi Soloway, we made a decision to apply for a green card so that I can sponsor my wife Karin for U.S. immigration. This is not something that happens all the time. I am still trying … Continue reading
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Cloudburst, New Movie, Makes Me Think of LGBT Binational Couples Like Us
A new movie is coming! Cloudburst features Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker as a lesbian couple going to Canada to get married. Makes my warped little mind think of LGBT binational couples because in real life Olympia is American and … Continue reading
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An American Family Goes to Court Tomorrow to Stay Together – Reposting from Stop the Deportations, The DOMA Project
Brian & Alfonso Fight DOMA Deportation in San Francisco Immigration Court on March 22, After More Than A Decade Together Photo by Steven Underhill October 31, 2001 When I went into San Francisco that night I wasn’t planning on meeting … Continue reading
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So Proud of and Amazed at These Young Folks – UndocuQueer: Undocumented, Queer and Unafraid! Wow!
Please share this post I found and help these young men and women. UndocuQueer Undocumented and Queer – UndocuQueer Undocumented and queer youth have been at the forefront of both the queer and immigrant rights movements. We are often told … Continue reading
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Judy and Karin Share Their Story and Sell Books Sunday, March 11, in San Francisco – Join Us!
Join us if you can – share this with people you know in San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay Area… Sunday, March 11, 2012 Francis of Assisi, 145 Guerrero Street, San Francisco Second Sunday, Openhouse, San Francisco, 12 – … Continue reading
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One LGBT Binational Couple’s Story – Reprinted from Brown University Publication
Soured Serendipity for 22,000 Visa Winners by Malcolm Burnley · August 5, 2011 One spin of luck made Ellen a shoo-in for citizenship, she believed. But her serendipity, seemingly issued by the American government, proved no better than a fortune … Continue reading
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