Update: We are a binational gay couple living in Toronto formerly in NJ, USA. We struggled for 6 years just to remain together. In early 2006 we were inspired to apply for residency in Canada because we yearned to be free, equal and safe from the tyranny of the right. This blog will be a mix of our immigration process, our daily lives and topics of interest like politics and religion. (Photo; personal; "Dating back in NYC 2002") Read Tom & Emilio's Blog "Canadian Hope" http://canadianhope.blogspot.com/



Previous: Tom met Emilio in 2002 and they have built a wonderful home together in New Jersey where Emilio has been welcomed into Tom’s family as their own. Emilio currently is in deportation proceedings. The final hearing on his deportation process, due in October, was stayed until February. Even though they are both ready to leave the United States at a moment's notice, such a thing will crush both of them. Tom, deeply committed to his family, would be emotionally torn by the separation from his loved ones in the U.S. They live in limbo now, since there is very little they can do to alter the circumstances they live in. Just waiting seems to be their approach, and they are keen on spending as much time as possible together. Read More [1] Through Thick & Thin, A documentary about the immigration struggle of gay and lesbian couples in America. Sebastian Cordoba, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER; Lavi Soloway, PRODUCER; Kim Fishman, PRODUCER. USA, 2007, 75 Minute Running Time. link: http://www.throughthickandthin.net/htmlsite/tomemilo.htm [2] Human Rights Watch; Publication: Family, Unvalued Discrimination, Denial, and the Fate of Binational Same-Sex Couples under U.S. Law. May 2006 ISBN:1-56432-336-6 Link: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2006/us0506/6.htm#_Toc132691972 (photo: Through Thick & Thin)

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