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Mother's Day Present for North Carolina Lesbian Couple: BIA Rejects USCIS

Mother's Day Present for North Carolina Lesbian Couple: BIA Rejects USCIS "DOMA Denial" of Green Card Petition

May 14th, 2013

Just before Mother's Day this North Carolina family learned that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) rejected the denial of the marriage-based green card petition they had filed last year.[...]

VICTORY! Immigration Judge Delays

VICTORY! Immigration Judge Delays "DOMA Deportation" for Gay Couple for a Third Time, Giving USCIS Another Chance to Approve Their Green Card Petition

May 2nd, 2013

DOMA Project participants, Brian and Alfonso, were due in San Francisco Immigration Court today to face the Immigration Judge, again. Back in March 2012, at their first hearing, Alfonso faced[...]

John and Shaun Attend Their Green Card Interview, Determined to be Treated Like All Other Married Couples

John and Shaun Attend Their Green Card Interview, Determined to be Treated Like All Other Married Couples

April 24th, 2013

Ever since we married in January 2012 and later decided to file a green card petition - the same way an opposite sex couple would- we knew, if we were[...]

Separated from his Husband Juan by the U.S.-Mexico Border, Brian Joins DOMA Project Rally at Supreme Court

Separated from his Husband Juan by the U.S.-Mexico Border, Brian Joins DOMA Project Rally at Supreme Court

April 2nd, 2013

Our story begins in February, 2011. I remember as if it were yesterday. I had planned a trip to Mexico City and I had chatted with this wonderful guy ahead[...]

WATCH OUR POWERFUL VIDEO: Winning the Future, LGBT Americans Produce Groundswell of Support for Marriage Equality in Advance of Supreme Court Rulings

WATCH OUR POWERFUL VIDEO: Winning the Future, LGBT Americans Produce Groundswell of Support for Marriage Equality in Advance of Supreme Court Rulings

March 22nd, 2013

By Brynn Gelbard and Lavi Soloway In the last week we passed some incredible milestones in the fight for marriage equality. First, Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) became the first sitting Republican U.S.[...]

Carrie and Claire, Separated by DOMA for Seven Years, File for Green Card Based on Their Marriage

Carrie and Claire, Separated by DOMA for Seven Years, File for Green Card Based on Their Marriage

February 20th, 2013

After an anguishing recent 15-month separation, both of our families could see how hard the time apart was on us and insisted on providing us with the funds we needed[...]

Judy & Karin: Lesbian Golden Girls Fight DOMA, Argue for LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform to Be Together

Judy & Karin: Lesbian Golden Girls Fight DOMA, Argue for LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform to Be Together

February 14th, 2013

Karin and Judy are two of approximately 35,000 binational same-sex couples living in America. They met online in a lesbian chat room nearly a decade ago. It was their first[...]

Newlyweds Ben and Dario Speak Out Against DOMA

Newlyweds Ben and Dario Speak Out Against DOMA

February 5th, 2013

Dario and I had something special from the time we met in July 2010.  On that first date, we had an instant connection – sharing our histories, our passions in[...]

VIDEO: From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall to Asheville, North Carolina: Becky and Sanne Fight for the Right to be Together in this Country

VIDEO: From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall to Asheville, North Carolina: Becky and Sanne Fight for the Right to be Together in this Country

February 1st, 2013

President Obama, meet Becky and Sanne, and their 2-year-old daughter, Willow. Becky, who was born in this country, is a middle school teacher. Sanne comes from the Netherlands, the first[...]

The DOMA Project Continues Press for Abeyance: Cathy and Catriona Attend Green Card Interview in Denver

The DOMA Project Continues Press for Abeyance: Cathy and Catriona Attend Green Card Interview in Denver

January 16th, 2013

Last week The DOMA Project traveled to Denver, Colorado to join Cathy and Catriona, one of our many participant binational couples, as they attended a green card interview at their[...]

After 12 Years, Ari and Nir Fight for a Future Together, File Green Card Petition Based on Their Marriage

After 12 Years, Ari and Nir Fight for a Future Together, File Green Card Petition Based on Their Marriage

December 27th, 2012

I am an American citizen. I was born in this country and mostly raised in Israel. I think of myself as a hybrid, an IsrAmerican. My parents, family and friends[...]

Binational Lesbian Couple in New Mexico Fight for the Right to be Together

Binational Lesbian Couple in New Mexico Fight for the Right to be Together

December 19th, 2012

I had been single for a while and began to feel that i wanted to "step out" again.  I called a colleague and asked her to include me in her[...]

On Their First Wedding Anniversary, Daniel and James Fight for a Green Card and Challenge DOMA

On Their First Wedding Anniversary, Daniel and James Fight for a Green Card and Challenge DOMA

December 17th, 2012

My first name is Carlos, but most people know me by my middle name, Daniel. I was born in a small town in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. I’d always dreamed[...]

Time to Get Personal -- Announcing the Launch of Our Series of Short Films,

Time to Get Personal -- Announcing the Launch of Our Series of Short Films, "Love Stories: Binational Couples on the Front Lines Against DOMA"

December 10th, 2012

When Lavi Soloway, co-founder of The DOMA Project, came to the United States in 1989 as a foreign student from Canada, he could never have imagined that one of his[...]

VICTORY! Long Nightmare Ends for Married Lesbian Couple in Denver, ICE Stops DOMA Deportation

VICTORY! Long Nightmare Ends for Married Lesbian Couple in Denver, ICE Stops DOMA Deportation

December 3rd, 2012

November was a month of celebrations for Violeta and Sujey Pando, a married lesbian couple living in Denver who have been inseparable since their first date. The month began with[...]


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