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June is LGBT pride month. We have a variety of queer AAPI's, friends, families and allies posting about their experiences. Thanks to Be DeGuzman, one of APAP's 2009 Unsung Heroes, for coordinating this special week of posts.

To help with our upcoming hate crimes/Vincent Chin week (June 21) or Pacific Islander week (Aug), please let us know. If you have a topic you or your agency would like to coordinate, email us.

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Out of the Closet and Out of the Shadows: NQAPIA Statement on LGBT Immigration and the AAPI Community

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 08:00

Washington, DC:  Today, the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) joins the chorus of voices calling for comprehensive immigration reform that truly meets the needs of everyone who calls this country home.  Members of Congress and national organizations here in Washington, DC recognize the urgency for passing legislation that fixes our broken immigration system.  Beyond the Beltway as well, lesbian/ gay/ bisexu


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Out4Immigration’s Weekly Letter Writing Campaign for LGBT Immigration Rights Marks 1-Year Milestone

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 17:27

One year ago, Gina Caprio, an American citizen living in Sacramento, CA was determined to do something to change the way unjust US immigration law was affecting her life. Caprio had fallen in love with someone in the UK a few years earlier. The relationship had taken the usual twists and turns associated with a long-distance romance, but when Caprio and her partner decided they wanted to live together in the US, a door slammed shut.


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It is time we stop tearing LGBT Families apart - pass the Uniting American Families Act now!

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 15:38

On August 18th, 2009, I appeared before the California Assembly’s Judiciary Committee with Ms Gina Caprio, Melanie Nathan, Equality California (EQCA

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Lesbian Mom Shirley Tan Testifies for the Uniting American Families Act

Mon, 06/08/2009 - 10:13
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One of the greatest injustices dealt to gay and lesbian couples because of the lack of marriage rights, is their inability to sponsor their would-be spouses for citizenship. The Uniting American Families Act would change that allowing "permanent partners" of permanent residents to be sponsored for permanent residency. First introduced in 2000, the bill has stalled in the judiciary committee in 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007.

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News Roundup

Tue, 06/02/2009 - 16:30

• Leave it to the Daily News to find a new angle to downplay the significance of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Of course the editorial employs the model minority myth about Asian Americans being hard working and super successful.