en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1904781 Comments by TanyaDomi http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/even-george-takei-cant-save-christine-quinn/politics/2013/09/05/74524#IDComment714806072 Bill deBlasio might win the Democratic primary, but I think that will automatically make Joe Lhota more competitive overnight in the general. And I really do not look forward to hearing about deBlasio's wife ex-lesbian status for the next four years. So insulting to any person who really is a lesbian. The least Ms. deBlasio can do is claim to be a legitimate bisexual. Ugh. Fri, 6 Sep 2013 00:56:02 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/even-george-takei-cant-save-christine-quinn/politics/2013/09/05/74524#IDComment714806072 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/harvey-fierstein-on-russia-gays-will-not-be-the-scapegoat-of-the-world-any-longer-video/politics/2013/08/15/73247#IDComment700583891 I thought Mr. Fierstein was completely off base in his attack on Julia Ioffe, the woman who is denigrated during the course of his interview. Mr. Fierstein can be righteous about what he feels is important in the fight against the Putin government; but he should not denigrate a journalist who has lived and worked in Russia; who speaks fluent Russian and who understands the Russian psyche. Chris Hays did defend her comments in which she has explained how the Russians see the West. She is an interpreter, as any journalist maybe. Poor form Harvey. Poor form. Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:19:54 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/harvey-fierstein-on-russia-gays-will-not-be-the-scapegoat-of-the-world-any-longer-video/politics/2013/08/15/73247#IDComment700583891 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/first-green-card-issued-to-colorado-lesbian-couple/news/2013/07/05/70540#IDComment674764267 Yes, the Federal government will only recognize a legal marriage performed in the 14 states and the District of Columbia. They would also likely recognize a Canadian marriage, as well. Now that DOMA has been struck down...there si no doubt that a civil union would not have standing for federal government purposes. Sat, 6 Jul 2013 17:54:22 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/first-green-card-issued-to-colorado-lesbian-couple/news/2013/07/05/70540#IDComment674764267 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/first-green-card-issued-to-colorado-lesbian-couple/news/2013/07/05/70540#IDComment674321725 Actually Marsh's petition for sponsorship of Popov was approved, but Popov has another step to go before his green card is issued. They have not had their interview yet and the green card has not been issued. Very different from Dowling and Davis. Every couple has to file a petition and an application for a green card to get the green card. Once the petition is approved it means the USG classifies the beneficiary as the spouse of a USC for immigration purposes. With that approval, you can file the application for a green card and that requires an interview. 99% of the time they are filed concurrently and both are adjudicated and approved at the interview. At The DOMA Project they have had some “stand alone I-130 petitions” filed purposely to try to keep USCIS from denying the cases quickly (they deny them faster if you have the green card application filed in the same package). Cathy and Catriona had specific legal need to file both and they got lucky and made to the interview and had an exceptionally nice officer who more or less agreed to put the case on hold (despite that essentially being the opposite of the Obama administration’s policy). Cathy Davis will go down in history as the first person to receive a green card based on a same-sex marriage. Sat, 6 Jul 2013 00:42:34 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/first-green-card-issued-to-colorado-lesbian-couple/news/2013/07/05/70540#IDComment674321725 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/return-of-mad-men-series-is-strange-meme-of-our-times/politics/2012/03/25/37039#IDComment324936926 Hey this is just my personal take on the show....I think it has short comings...that does not mean you shouldn't watch the show. I am pointing out some of its glaring omissions etc. It's a critique, that is all. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:04:42 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/return-of-mad-men-series-is-strange-meme-of-our-times/politics/2012/03/25/37039#IDComment324936926 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/gutting-gop-gutless-obama-will-americas-economy-go-the-way-of-europe/news/2011/07/12/22309#IDComment172789249 So sorry my friend. These are terrible times. I have a friend who used to work in the TV news industry...he now drives a limonsine. I know I am lucky to be working and feel very bad for those who are really hurting. I am furious too...because Obama seems to have rolled over on Main Street. I wish you the very best. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:47:19 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/gutting-gop-gutless-obama-will-americas-economy-go-the-way-of-europe/news/2011/07/12/22309#IDComment172789249 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/getequal-founder-paul-yandura-the-exclusive-interview/politics/2011/07/01/22764#IDComment169039135 Lee, I have fixed the photos..... Sat, 2 Jul 2011 15:41:49 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/getequal-founder-paul-yandura-the-exclusive-interview/politics/2011/07/01/22764#IDComment169039135 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/getequal-founder-paul-yandura-the-exclusive-interview/politics/2011/07/01/22764#IDComment169039010 Thanks Jay...nice point and I will read this link. There was just a piece in the Advocate too, titled "Obama: The Good Enough President?" which also points out a number of shortcomings on the promises Obama said he would fulfill on behalf of the LGBT community. Sat, 2 Jul 2011 15:41:14 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/getequal-founder-paul-yandura-the-exclusive-interview/politics/2011/07/01/22764#IDComment169039010 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/taking-the-keys-and-the-checkbook-away-from-gay-inc-2/tanya-domi/2011/06/14/21805#IDComment162716946 Dear Jay, thank you for taking the time to post a comment about our conversation. We so appreciate your words and we are so glad the substance of the conversation resonates with you. It is also wonderful to know that so many others are similarly disgusted. Thanks for standing up. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:48:59 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/taking-the-keys-and-the-checkbook-away-from-gay-inc-2/tanya-domi/2011/06/14/21805#IDComment162716946 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/wisconsin-union-uprising-why-this-is-the-lgbt-communitys-moment/politics/2011/03/07/16543#IDComment133487281 I agree with DeGuyz completely. Wed, 9 Mar 2011 01:39:38 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/wisconsin-union-uprising-why-this-is-the-lgbt-communitys-moment/politics/2011/03/07/16543#IDComment133487281 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/wisconsin-union-uprising-why-this-is-the-lgbt-communitys-moment/politics/2011/03/07/16543#IDComment133487082 Well going it alone just won't do...it takes so much longer--justice and equality delayed is justice and equality denied. We have to get on this horse and ride it, arm in arm with all our fellow progressives. Wed, 9 Mar 2011 01:38:56 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/wisconsin-union-uprising-why-this-is-the-lgbt-communitys-moment/politics/2011/03/07/16543#IDComment133487082 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/international-womens-day-properly-observed-thanks-to-clinton-obama/discrimination/2011/03/08/17880#IDComment133486559 Thanks Lee. I want to write more about what is going on in North Africa. The women there are simply awe inspiring. Thanks for sharing! Wed, 9 Mar 2011 01:36:22 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/international-womens-day-properly-observed-thanks-to-clinton-obama/discrimination/2011/03/08/17880#IDComment133486559 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/international-womens-day-properly-observed-thanks-to-clinton-obama/discrimination/2011/03/08/17880#IDComment133486299 Thanks to still4hill who hold the Hillary torch for all of us! Wed, 9 Mar 2011 01:35:14 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/international-womens-day-properly-observed-thanks-to-clinton-obama/discrimination/2011/03/08/17880#IDComment133486299 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/bush-mccain-women-support-marriage-equality-does-it-matter/politics/2011/02/01/17136#IDComment125488477 The republicans have to die out--they have a HUGE generation and gender gap----as the hardline R's die out, they may face political oblivion, because young people, whether religious, in this case evangelical Christians or not, they have a greater acceptance of gays and I don't see them continuing to vote for the R's......but it is going to take some time. Wed, 2 Feb 2011 19:21:01 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/bush-mccain-women-support-marriage-equality-does-it-matter/politics/2011/02/01/17136#IDComment125488477 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/on-the-eve-of-christmas-a-navy-rabbi-and-lesbian-army-captain-reunite-to-bear-witness-to-dadts-end/politics/2010/12/24/16509#IDComment118319498 Dear Hollywood Meme, I did serve for 15 years in the U.S. Army--1974-1990. I will pass your website onto others who may be on active duty. Thanks for supporting our active duty LGBT soldiers. My best, Tanya Domi Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:52:30 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/on-the-eve-of-christmas-a-navy-rabbi-and-lesbian-army-captain-reunite-to-bear-witness-to-dadts-end/politics/2010/12/24/16509#IDComment118319498 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/hey-gop-please-use-tax-cuts-to-block-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell/discrimination/2010/12/01/15716#IDComment113249341 Obama does not understand what he is dealing with in the Republican Party. He still does not get it. While on his 10-day trip abroad, David Axlerod, his political advisor, gave away the store when he said the president was not going to fight over the tax cuts...as the POTUS, elected from the Democratic party, if he can not fight over extending tax cuts for wealthy Americans, then he should NOT be a Democrat and he should be a ONE term president. FDR, JFK, Hubert Humphrey and LBJ are rolling over in their graves. Obama had his ass handed to him by the republicans. What he should have done the day after the Dems lost 63 seats, was call Bill Clinton and get some invaluable political advice, instead of going on a 10-day overseas trip, where he stumbled in South Korea and threw together a trade policy on the fly (literally while in Air Force One) . He should have shook up his staff and hired new people. I am ready to vote Green in 2012. This president is weak, lame and politically out of his depth. He actually said today that he got off to a good start with the Republicans yesterday, yet today, they dropped a letter bomb on Harry Reid's desk--no vote on anything until they get their tax cuts for rich people. Let's call it a day Democrats; wake me in 2012! Thu, 2 Dec 2010 01:07:03 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/hey-gop-please-use-tax-cuts-to-block-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell/discrimination/2010/12/01/15716#IDComment113249341 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/watch-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-salutes-lgbt-rights-in-victory-speech/politics/2010/11/02/14686#IDComment107527513 Senator Kristen Gillibrand ran a very solid and credible campaign for election. I am so impressed by her courage, her tenacity and her commitment to LGBT rights. She representatives a new generation of leadership that really gets how the world has changed and she is not afraid to lead us forward. I am so proud of her. I think she has really grown into the job and her tenacious leadership. We are lucky to live in New York State with generally enlightened Democrats...generally. Wed, 3 Nov 2010 05:07:39 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/watch-sen-kirsten-gillibrand-salutes-lgbt-rights-in-victory-speech/politics/2010/11/02/14686#IDComment107527513 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/vote-homo-not-cuomo/politics/2010/10/28/14412#IDComment106925024 Hilarious! Love this year in some ways... Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:32:49 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/vote-homo-not-cuomo/politics/2010/10/28/14412#IDComment106925024 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/the-valerie-jarrett-lie-about-obamas-doj-and-dont-ask-dont-tell/politics/2010/10/22/14139#IDComment105446479 This White House has been accused of being arrogant and the evidence is clear--this is affirmed by Jarrett's comments in the past several days. It is clear that the Obama Administration does not take us seriously and are quite dismissive of the LGBT community writ at large, while simply not telling the truth--repeatedly. So just as the Bush administration lied to the American people, so has this Administration lied about their support of LGBT rights--with Robert Gibbs on the podium who is dismissive or nonresponsive and then the president sends out "senior adviser" Valerie Jarrett, who just tells bold-faced lies and is ill-informed about LGBT issues in general. Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:05:31 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/the-valerie-jarrett-lie-about-obamas-doj-and-dont-ask-dont-tell/politics/2010/10/22/14139#IDComment105446479 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/groundbreaking-8-lgbt-leaders-unite-for-one-candidate/politics/2010/10/21/14091#IDComment105313426 Let's support those who support us. Send Representative Murphy at least $5 today and give more if you can! We need him back in the House of Representatives. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:41:40 +0000 http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/groundbreaking-8-lgbt-leaders-unite-for-one-candidate/politics/2010/10/21/14091#IDComment105313426