Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 15, 2015 Site Moderator Posted June 15, 2015 This program on PBS tonight should be of interest. Tonight's edition of Independent Lens is Limited Partnership, on PBS at 10:00ET/PT. The film chronicles the story of a gay American who legally married his Australian male spouse in Colorado in 1975. The two then filed for a green card but the government denied their request stating, “You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.” The couple then sued the US government, filing the first federal lawsuit seeking equal treatment for a same-sex marriage in U.S. history. 1
Zombie Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Wow, how did I not know this? Seems they were legally married together with - according to wiki - 5 other gay couples. Sounds like must-see TV 1
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 15, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted June 15, 2015 I just checked my cable TV schedule. My PBS affiliate is not showing it tonight. They have it scheduled at midnight Tue/Wed. Bible Belt. 1
Carlos Hazday Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Gotta check this out! They really used 'faggots'? On a tangential note- 30 years later the more things change, the more they remain the same... And people dare ask me why I'm such an activist? http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/13/us/utah-hate-crime-rick-jones-delta/ 2
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted June 16, 2015 Gotta check this out! They really used 'faggots'? On a tangential note- 30 years later the more things change, the more they remain the same... And people dare ask me why I'm such an activist? http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/13/us/utah-hate-crime-rick-jones-delta/ Yes, that was the exact wording of the letter they received from the district director of the INS. 1
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted June 16, 2015 I just read that CNN article. Clearly that attack came from someone who knows the family well enough to know where his bedroom is located. It's fairly hard to hide that level of hate. 1
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted June 16, 2015 It should be noted that Anthony Sullivan was denied a green card based on marital status all up through the court system. His husband passed away in 2012. In 2014 Sullivan filed a motion to revisit the green card issue again 39 years later. 1
AC Benus Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 This program on PBS tonight should be of interest. Tonight's edition of Independent Lens is Limited Partnership, on PBS at 10:00ET/PT. The film chronicles the story of a gay American who legally married his Australian male spouse in Colorado in 1975. The two then filed for a green card but the government denied their request stating, “You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.” The couple then sued the US government, filing the first federal lawsuit seeking equal treatment for a same-sex marriage in U.S. history. I believe the US Supreme Court first reviewed a same-sex marriage case in 1972. They dismissed it on basically the same grounds that two 'f-words' do not have any access to legal recourse in this country, that is no legal standing for 'requesting' basic civil rights. In 2013 when 'chief justice' (ahem...) Roberts said Same-Sex Marriage as an institution in the United States was newer than smart phones and the web, I nearly fell off my chair. You'd think at least he'd know something about the civil rights struggles of ordinary Americans, but...I guess not when it comes to 'f-words.' Thanks for posting this about the show! 2
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted June 16, 2015 I believe the US Supreme Court first reviewed a same-sex marriage case in 1972. They dismissed it on basically the same grounds that two 'f-words' do not have any access to legal recourse in this country, that is no legal standing for 'requesting' basic civil rights. In 2013 when 'chief justice' (ahem...) Roberts said Same-Sex Marriage as an institution in the United States was newer than smart phones and the web, I nearly fell off my chair. You'd think at least he'd know something about the civil rights struggles of ordinary Americans, but...I guess not when it comes to 'f-words.' Thanks for posting this about the show! I noticed in reading about the case that one district judge involved was Anthony Kennedy, later appointed to the Supreme Court. At least the INS was as effective in this case as it has been in all the other illegal aliens. Sullivan was never deported. That's a good thing since Australia refused Adams a residency request there. 1
Menace Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 it's available online http://video.pbs.org/video/2365484752/ 1
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted June 16, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted June 16, 2015 not in UK You can if you spoof your lp. 1
Site Moderator drpaladin Posted July 6, 2015 Author Site Moderator Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks for this Paladin You're welcome, Drew. It is an important part of the history of the struggle for SSM. It is ironic that the very same Judge Kennedy that ruled against them so long ago became the swing vote Supreme Court Justice who made SSM the law of the land. I only wish his decision had been more intellectually adroit.
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