We are family ....

So what is the definition of family? Well according to Webster we have;


1)a social unit living together



2)primary social group; parents and children



3)people descended from a common ancestor


4)a collection of things sharing a common attribute


5)an association of people who share common beliefs or activities





6)a person having kinship with another or others





So no where here does it say a family = man+woman or man+woman+children. So why not pass the UAFA..for those of you that don't know much about it... go to


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniting_American_Families_Act


http://immigrationequality.org/template.php?pageid=49




http://www.out4immigration.org/immigration/homepage.html

For me ... family is the person I choose to settle down with. I thought it was bad enough when my mother told me that I should have an arranged marriage .... ! The only difference between my mum, and the US government is that the US government doesn't mind if I marry a man that isn't Sikh. In the end they are still trying to force something upon me which I do not want to do.

I keep reading how, if they made gay immigration official it could lead to people lying about their relationships to bring people into the US to obtain their Green Cards. That happens now .... friends get married so someone doesn't have to leave the States. I know of three different 'couples' who have done this. If they legalised gay immigration then I am sure the number of fake marriages would decrease. It seems every day something 'major' is happening in terms of gay rights over in the US ...however until it becomes federal there really isn't much point celebrating. Isn't this one country? The EU is more unified over gay rights than the United States of America! Hardly United guys!!!!



Don't get me wrong, I really like this country and do want to make it my home with L. However before coming here I was assumed that the US would lead the rest of the world in terms of gay tolerance. It scares and saddens me sometimes in how backwards this country can actually be....