Your Stories
Binational & Bisexual Discrimination
I obtained my green card when I married my sweetheart in 2002. Our relationship did not turn out how we expected, so we got an amicable separation two years ago. Since then I have fallen in love with an amazing woman, and now some people claim that my previous marriage was false and done only for green card purposes.
Lesbian couple leaves America in search of equal rights
I was born and raised in South Africa, immigrated to Canada at 14, and after I graduated university, moved to the United States to work. A month after arriving in North Carolina, I met Trish in a little bookshop, over lemonade and the only two queer books in the whole store. We've been together ever since.
Bi-national couple separated by law
I have been living with my partner, Ian, for two years now. We are in a committed and loving relationship. He came to this country in the fall of 1999 to study and went on to earn his second master's degree in teaching English. Upon graduation, he began the difficult process of trying to find a job. At each attempt, he was rejected for not being certified, which requires U.S. citizenship.
We Would Move Back in a Minute
Both of us would move back to the U.S. in a minute if there were a way for my partner to get an American green card. We both miss the U.S. and hope some day to return.
Equal Benefits Ordinance: Long Beach, Calif.
Domestic Partner Benefit Eligibility: Defining Domestic Partners and Dependents
An employer can either define their own requirements or rely on existing legal documentation such as a domestic partner registration, civil union license or marriage license.