Talk:Uniting American Families Act

Good Article
I'm currently working on a long list of improvements to this article with the goal of making this a good article. I'm currently working on sections about public support and opposition to the bill. If you have any sources on those sections, please note them here or edit the article directly. Kari Hazzard ( T  |  C ) 16:59, 17 June 2009 (UTC)


 * I think this is an important and good article, but that it needs work. I'm taking on this article for a class project and do not want to undermine anything you may be doing, Karimarie. I agree on public support and opposition--trying to make these as equal in length, content, etc. as possible. Also, maybe more information on organizations, specific political figures, etc. who support and oppose the bill. Where its at now & possibly key reasons why it hasn't passed? Let me know what you think.Gbraham522 (talk) 04:41, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

DOMA and gay rights
Nearly 20,000 Americans and their foreign-national partners are being denied the right to live together in the U.S.—one of the many, many profoundly discriminatory consequences of the Defense of Marriage Act. Efforts at repeal have been building for awhile, but the new Congress seems unlikely to be sympathetic. The courts are the new frontier; there are now five challenges working their way inevitably to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the meantime, bi-national gay couples can always go to Canada, which provides asylum to gay people who cannot find safe haven elsewhere. For more on LGBT rights and US immigration : http://www.thailawforum.com/gay-rights-lesbian-rights-and-DOMA.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by RDRomberg (talk • contribs) 23:29, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

Focus on the Family
The opinions of Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council do not belong in this article. They are not credible organizations. They make things up and conduct fake "research" that fit their agendas. 75.221.247.247 (talk) 10:26, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

Copied from my talk page: Thanks for taking the time to raise your concerns at the article's discussion page. You're obviously angry about the positions of Focus on the Family and Family Research Council on the bill. (And, guess what, I may be too.) Please do remember that one of the "five pillars of Wikipedia" is a "neutral point of view". This means including all significant views that have been published by reliable sources, even if you - and maybe even I - disagree with. See you on the talkpage, and happy editing! --Shirt58 (talk) 11:19, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

NPOV doesn't mean that every Tom, Dick, and Harry can just say whatever they want, and then we have to include it. Focus on the Family, and Family Research Council are a laughing stock to any rational-minded person - not to mention every mainstream medical organization. Their opinions aren't what I would call "significant." 75.221.247.247 (talk) 11:35, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

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