U.S. asked to delay visa refusals for gays

U.S. asked to delay visa refusals for gays...48 members of Congress asked immigration officials to hold off rejecting visa petitions by gay couples when one partner is not a U.S. citizen. They sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the DHS, asking them to delay the rejections and to suspend the deportation of married gay couples until courts determine if the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is constitutional..Most U.S. citizens can obtain green cards for their spouses and fiances, but the DOMA keeps same-sex couples from receiving the same benefits.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/06/06/US-asked-to-delay-visa-refusals-for-gays/UPI-65381307379062/?spt=hs&or=tn

Tennessee bill would ban teaching grades kindergarten through eight of homosexuality

Tennessee bill would ban teaching grades kindergarten through eight of homosexuality...The bill isn't likely to be taken up by the House before lawmakers adjourn this spring, but the sponsor there has said he would push it forward in 2012 when the General Assembly comes back for the second year of the session. Passage would make Tennessee the first state to enact such legislation.

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/05/20/20110520tennessee-ban-homosexuality-teaching.html

NYC: National LGBT Immigration Strategy Meeting Set For Wednesday

NYC: National LGBT Immigration Strategy Meeting Set For Wednesday...Immigration Equality plans to host a meeting in New York City on Wednesday, May 18, to discuss strategies for helping keep bi-national same-sex couples from being separated due to current law, which prevents Americans with same-sex spouses from sponsoring their foreign partner for purposes of obtaining a green card or otherwise preventing deportation.

http://www.metroweekly.com/poliglot/2011/05/immigration-strategy-meeting-s.html

Hill panel votes to delay gays in the military

Hill panel votes to delay gays in the military...The committee, on a 33-27 vote, adopted an amendment by Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., that would require all four service chiefs to certify that the change won't hurt readiness or undermine the military. The repeal law only requires certification from the president, defense secretary and the Joint Chiefs chairman

http://hosted2.ap.org/AZMES/140fe8300e9c43bab097b794ca7594c6/Article_2011-05-12-Defense%20Budget/id-ff2cb87d98bd43d2bbad34f3b53017bf

Holder intervenes in gay man's deportation case

Holder intervenes in gay man's deportation case...Attorney General Eric Holder took the rare step Thursday of asking an immigration judicial panel to reconsider the case of a gay man they've cleared for deportation. Holder set aside the Board of Immigration Appeals ruling allowing the deportation of Paul Wilson Dorman, a gay man illegally in the U.S. Dorman wants to stay in the country with his male partner, with whom he celebrated a civil union in New Jersey

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwqRh64h6l0W3h4szSv4WPT3WVAA?docId=22400a26769349e2ae8c4f9cf6287c06

Arkansas: 'Judicial tyranny' in The Natural State..will of the people tossed aside (AGAIN)

Arkansas: 'Judicial tyranny' in The Natural State..will of the people tossed aside (AGAIN)..One pro-family activist believes that the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to go against an initiative approved by 57 percent of voters is the worst decision the court has ever made..Court rejected a voter-approved initiative that barred same-sex couples and other unmarried people living together from serving as adoptive or foster parents

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1325532

CA: Judge: Gay rights group can canvass outside Target Stores

CA: Judge: Gay rights group can canvass outside Target Stores..Target was seeking to stop the volunteers from collecting signatures and donations in support of gay marriage outside their stores. Judge also warned the San Diego group to be respectful when it canvasses and to not impede the flow of traffic.

http://azstarnet.com/news/us/article_340340b8-c560-5780-865a-e5424374a0c3.html

AZ: Phoenix mayoral candidates to hold 1st debate..six mayoral hopefuls

AZ: Phoenix mayoral candidates to hold 1st debate..six mayoral hopefuls..will discuss citywide issues and give their stances on gay and lesbian issues starting at 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel. (IS GAY RIGHTS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IN PHOENIX???)

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/04/03/20110403phoenix-mayoral-candidates-debate.html

Pentagon defends lifting ban on gays in military (WILL THIS DESTROY OUR MILITARY?)

Pentagon defends lifting ban on gays in military (WILL THIS DESTROY OUR MILITARY?)...The Pentagon said Friday the military should be trained in working with openly gay members by summer's end, prompting House Republicans to complain that repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" was moving too quickly in wartime.

http://www.kvoa.com/news/pentagon-defends-lifting-ban-on-gays-in-military/

Federal agency halts green-card decisions for some gay illegals

Federal agency halts green-card decisions for some gay illegals...Foreign nationals who are married to U.S. citizens of the same sex may apply for spousal green cards and other benefits, immigration authorities announced Monday, but it remains to be seen whether the government will issue them. Today’s statement is the first domino to fall for LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] Americans with foreign national spouses,” The USCIS decision does not apply to deportations. However, the administration’s reservations about the Defense of Marriage Act led an immigration judge in New York to stop deportation hearings for a married Argentine lesbian found to be in the country illegally,

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-agency-halts-green-card-decisions-for-some-gay-immigrants/2011/03/28/AFcClErB_story.html

CA: Target versus gay rights group, Canvass For A Cause

CA: Target versus gay rights group,Canvass For A Cause ... A judge said Friday he would issue a ruling next week in a lawsuit filed by Target Corp. against a San Diego pro-gay marriage group to make it stop canvassing outside the retailer's California stores.

The Minnesota-based corporation is seeking an injunction barring the activists from every outlet in the state, alleging they harass customers by cornering them near store entrances to discuss gay marriage, solicit donations and collect signatures on petitions for their cause.

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=597444

Military indoctrinated on gays kissing, behavior

Military indoctrinated on gays kissing, behavior....Materials offer scenarios on gays...Soldiers may not seek an early discharge because they do not want to live or serve with gays.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/22/military-set-to-train-for-end-of-dont-ask/