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I
am an American citizen born and raised in the United States. I have
been in Canada since January 2005 and I still remember the last
meal I ate before I left. I also remember how it felt to get fingerprinted
and my passport taken as I fled to freedom in Canada with my partner.
You see, my problem is that I am a lesbian and my partner had lived
in the US since 1989 and there was no way I could ever do anything
for her. Unfortunately we are a binational couple and we have no
rights in the USA.
I
have read these stories of how compassionate and caring the USA
is and how the door was opened. Why is it not being opened for one
of its own? Why does an American citizen have to live in exile because
they are gay or lesbian? Why are our families not treated equally
under the law? You may say I can always come back but the problem
is I won't come back alone and if I want to come back I have to
come alone. My situation and experience has shown me that there
is not always "liberty and justice for all".
CY
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
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To
CY: Flee to freedom in Canada? American citizen living in exile...in
Canada? Because you are a homosexual? What a set of ridiculous statements.
In United States there is a segment of the population (not as large
as they say they are) that live and enjoy the same rights and privileges
than the rest of the heterosexual population enjoys. The only 'right'
they don't have (neither do we) is to marry someone of the same
sex. If CY, the lesbian letter writer wants to live in our Country
she has to obey the same laws and accept the same moral standards
applied to the rest of the population. (Another comment, this one
for the Editors of this website: What does the self imposed exile
of two disgruntled homosexuals have to do with the inspiring immigration
stories of thousand of freedom loving people that risk their lives
to come to USA and are received with open arms and compassion in
our great country? Definitely this story does not belong here!)
Idilio
M. Gonzalez
La Palma, California
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To
Idilio M. Gonzalez: Well the website if you are able to read
the top says My Immigration Story. That was my story. Just because
I am lesbian does that mean that I don't deserve liberty and justice?
I gave up my whole life in the USA because of immigration. I left
my family, friends, job, and future behind because of the USA's
discriminatory immigration policy. Why are immigrants from other
countries able to make a life in the USA and sponsor their loved
ones but I as a US citizen don't have that privilege? Is that liberty?
Is that justice? And based on what? Because we are not "one
man, one woman"?
CY
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
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To
CY: Sexuality is what you label yourself, persecution will always
happen in the world. Why as a gay man have I not been made fun of,
persecuted or beat up? I can tell you in a few words. I don’t
need to advertise my sexuality, don’t need to act butch, fem
or gay. Just a person who lives amongst others and is 100 percent
accepted for who he is in heart, mind, and soul. I came to the USA
to be a free person, not persecuted by communism. Take my words
as positive constructive criticism. We cannot change the fact that
people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and
that is our attitude.
Humanus,
No Label
Los Angeles, CA
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To
Humanus: Do you walk down the street hand in hand with your boyfriend,
do you kiss on the corner, on a cold day would you walk through
the park with your arm around your partner to keep him/her warm.
Or are you hidden to the world around you. Can you visit your ill
parnter in hospital when relatives ban you? Can you propose to your
boyfriend and get married. Can you sponsor your partner of 6 years,
who is from another country. Now tell me if you still think you
are free.
Persecuting
may exist, but I'm not afraid to stand up for myself and say "ITS
WRONG". Equality is not for some, it is for all!!
It
only takes one pebble to make a ripple across a lake, one thought
to create an action, one voice to start a revolution. Stand up and
be counted.
WannabeeAmOz
Washington D.C.
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To
Humanus: The point of my post was to ask why a US citizen is being
persecuted by their own government because that is essentially what
is going on. And the reason is because I am a lesbian. If I was
not, I could sponsor my partner and we would not be in this situation
in the first place. So again, America opens the door to so many
yet there a great number of couples like us out there who are in
the same situation in which the door is being closed. Why are we
being excluded and being forced to choose between our country or
our loved ones? If we want to debate the immigration problem, we
have to include everyone. Trust me, I have been dealing with this
since 2003 so I know what I am talking about. I can deal with a
little discrimination but I cannot deal with being persecuted.
CY
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
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