Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Via JMG: WASHINGTON: Marriage Equality Flag Flies Atop Seattle's Space Needle
On a day that also saw the Seattle Mariners become the first major pro
sports team to fly the rainbow flag, a marriage equality flag was
hoisted to the top of the city's Space Needle.
(Tipped by JMG reader Daniel)
Reposted from Joe
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JMG Headline Of The Day
"From an LGBT perspective, at this point, immigration is going to be an even playing field," said Cara Jobson, a partner in Wiley and Jobson, a San Francisco immigration law firm. The U.S. government is working to ensure that couples who qualify will be able to get the process started right away, Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said after the ruling. Same-sex couples have been flooding Jobson's office since Wednesday with requests for help applying for a green card for a foreign spouse, she said. Kirkbride and Kurzatkowska filed their papers Friday. The process includes filling out forms, getting a medical exam for the spouse applying for the green card, and showing that the foreign spouse won't be a financial burden to the U.S., Jobson said. The foreign spouse also has to prove that he or she entered the country legally.The entire process takes about three months before the green card arrives in the mail.
Labels: DOMA, immigration, Immigration Equality
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma July 2, 2013
What are you mindful of?
If
‘mindfulness’ is to create genuine change in our society, it must
involve being mindful of more than just our own need for comfort, good
health, or serenity. It must entail being mindful of the social and
economic forces that allow some to prosper while others struggle, forces
that promote and perpetuate certain behaviors and thought patterns
while discouraging or suppressing others.
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- Richard Eskow, “Buying Wisdom"
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