The French National Assembly and a Rhode Island Senate committee each passed a marriage equality bill yesterday, making them likely to become law in both places. The Delaware House also passed one on to the Senate, and the Nevada Senate took the first step towards repealing its constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples. Good news. But for Ariana and Diana, two lesbian moms, only a repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and a reform of immigration law will allow them to keep their family together without the risk of deportation.
Ariana and Diana are the mothers of two-year-old Gabriela, and have been together for 11 years. They met in San Francisco when Diana was looking for sanctuary from violence in her home country of Columbia. Now, while she has a home and family in the United States, she cannot visit her parents in Columbia without risking deportation. They cannot get visas to visit her and their granddaughter in the U.S. Listen to their story below, or read more about them at The DOMA Project.
The video is part of the collaborative series “Love Stories: Binational Couples on the Front Lines Against DOMA,” produced by Lavi Soloway and Brynn Gelbard for The DOMA Project and The DeVote Campaign.
Wondering what you can do to help binational LGBT families? The DOMA Project has some good suggestions.
