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DHS’ Napolitano Instructs Immigration Officers To Treat Gay Couples Like Families
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We humans do love our symbols. They are so symbolic.
Sep 30, 2012 at 6:06 am · @Reply
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Insufficient. Very small baby step sideways, if anything.
“Long-term” can be interpreted any way an entrenched DHS bigot wishes.
Straight people can still marry the day after they meet and receive full recognition.
Protections for same-sex partners is not actually improved. The DHS didn’t adopt a disciplinary response for violation of this sub-policy guideline.
The only silver lining I find is that DHS leadership felt compelled to send the LGBT community a symbolic gesture, though it could just be a strategic move to evoke a respectful easing of pressure on them.