Torn Apart: United by Love, Divided by Law - Softcover

Rickard, Judy

9781844095483: Torn Apart: United by Love, Divided by Law

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844095487 ISBN 13: 9781844095483

Publisher: Findhorn Press, 2011

The horrors that thousands of lesbian and gay couples face are detailed in this moving political and personal story of immigration and love. As Judy and Karin’s legal battles reveal, when only one half of a gay couple is an American citizen, immigration struggles are confounded by the fact that the partners cannot legally marry in most parts of the United States. With resources that outline which organizations can help and what the challenges and the realities of this situation are, this reference reaches out to couples, their friends and family, and anyone interested in assisting by offering advice and camaraderie on this subset of the gay marriage issue. Royalties from the book, which is published in association with Immigration Equality and Out4Immigration, go to groups working to overcome immigration denial for gay couples.

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From the Back Cover:

The uphill battle that thousands of lesbian and gay couples face are described in these moving stories about immigration, injustice and love. As Judy and Karin's story shows, when only one person in a gay or lesbian couple is an American citizen, it is virtually impossible to obtain legal residence for the other partner. U.S. federal immigration law does not have a category for their union-even if they are legally married in another country. The result is that families are ripped apart, children are separated from their parents, gravely ill people die alone in the hospital, careers are abandoned, and relationships are strained to the breaking point.

This book reaches out to couples, their friends and family, and anyone interested in fighting this injustice by offering support and resources for same-sex families facing U.S. immigration and marriage law discrimination.

The book is continuously refreshed at the blog and web site. Go to tornapart.findhornpress.com

From the Inside Flap:

"These laws force gay and lesbian families to do nothing but fight for their lives, rather than putting their shoulder to the wheel and working for the betterment of the society. And they are in a fight for their lives."

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage and Eat, Pray, Love

"Torn Apart is a poignant reminder that our country must change our immigration policies to keep families together, not split them apart...[This book] should instill in all of us a sense of urgency to right this wrong."
Mike Honda, congressman, California (D-15)

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