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Post by London on Jun 26, 2013 9:18:56 GMT -6
This is an epic day in my family.
My brother-in-law's brother has been living in Asia with his parter (of 10 years) for the last 6 years. They are much closer to being able to live in the United States again.
I am sure this is having an impact on a lot of other levels but I know so many people who have been fighting for this for a long time so for them it's extra sweet.
Big day for the United States.
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Post by Derek on Jun 26, 2013 9:27:12 GMT -6
This is most likely an ignorant question but why can't they live in the United States now?
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Post by London on Jun 26, 2013 11:23:38 GMT -6
This is most likely an ignorant question but why can't they live in the United States now? No, not that ignorant. I probably wouldn't be aware if it weren't so close to home. You know how someone from another country can live in the US if they marry a citizen? Well, that wasn't the case if you were gay. DOMA was the part of the law that was preventing them from getting married and having legal standing to move his partner back to the US. His partner had lived here for over 5 years I think as a grad student and then a professor but they wouldn't let him re-up his visa. |
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Post by Derek on Jun 26, 2013 11:27:25 GMT -6
This is most likely an ignorant question but why can't they live in the United States now? No, not that ignorant. I probably wouldn't be aware if it weren't so close to home. You know how someone from another country can live in the US if they marry a citizen? Well, that wasn't the case if you were gay. DOMA was the part of the law that was preventing them from getting married and having legal standing to move his partner back to the US. His partner had lived here for over 5 years I think as a grad student and then a professor but they wouldn't let him re-up his visa. I missed the part where his partner wasn't a citizen and such. I was thinking towards health care or something else. Thanks for clarifying it. |
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Post by London on Jun 26, 2013 11:28:38 GMT -6
Oh, sorry, maybe I wasn't clear on that.
Yeah, his partner is from the Philippines (where they currently live) but my brother-in-law's brother worked in China where his partner was living for a while too. He's been abroad for at least 10 years because I've only met the guy once.
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Post by Bayi on Jun 26, 2013 11:55:52 GMT -6
Awesome. Also, I get confused about the term "brother-in-law's brother." It's like trying to distinguish second cousins and cousins twice removed.
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Post by London on Jun 26, 2013 13:11:04 GMT -6
Haha.
Yeah, I was just trying to avoid using names as I didn't ask permission to share their personal details with 29 strangers (and zachary).
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Post by Drew on Jun 26, 2013 13:11:37 GMT -6
This is a great day for America indeed. I had to wiki DOMA to get myself informed but very happy with this ruling.
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Post by bignasty on Jun 26, 2013 13:20:31 GMT -6
Fantastic day for the US! I'm just sad it took them so long, but I guess progress takes time sometimes.
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Post by john rockwell on Jun 26, 2013 23:45:28 GMT -6
I know that I am not the most religious person in the world but to me I believe that a person whether gay or straight should have the same rights all along. The people involved in making the decisions should be the ones who in the relationship. As long as they are happy and love one another who should we be to stand their way of happiness.
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