Immigration Equality

            Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force/LA
   c/o L.A Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center/Legal Services Department
             1625 North Schrader Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028-9998
   (new vox) 213-526-2915 (fax) 213-993-7699 (email) LGIRTF@abacus.oxy.edu

IMMIGRATION STAFF PERSON HIRED

Olga Sanchez-Gambirazzio has been hired by The Center as the new director of the Immigration Law Project. Olga is an attorney and will be working closely with Immigration Equality on all future activities. She will be developing a host of educational materials which can be used for advocacy.

NOVEMBER MEETING on TUESDAY the 14th

This month's meeting will be on Tuesday November 14 at 7pm at the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center at 1625 North Schrader Boulevard in Hollywood, two blocks west of Cahuenga Boulevard and one-half block south of Holywood Boulevard. Parking is free in the back lot. The new director of the Center's Immigration Law Project, Olga Sanchez-Gambirazzio, will be attend and be speaking at 7:30pm. Hope to see you there!

QUEER IMMIGRATION WEB SITE LAUNCHED

The Queer Resources Directory, the largest and oldest Internet resource devoted to archiving gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender and AIDS information, has established a web site on immigration. The URL is http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/world/immigration Immigration Equality has its own page at http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/world/immigration/lgirtfla.html

Immigration Equality JOINS FREEDOM TO MARRY COALITION

Members of our group have joined the steering committee of the Los Angeles Freedom To Marry Coalition, a grassroots coalition of groups organizing and preparing for the impact of the Hawaii court case Baehr vs Lewin, which may legalize same-gender marriage.

``Love Knows No Borders'' VIDEO TO BE SCREENED SOON

The New York chapter of the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force has developed a 30-minute video which highlights the plight of binational couples due to this country's unfeeling immigration policies. Immigration Equality hopes to get a copy of this video soon and to air it at a social event/fundraiser at the next monthly meeting (Tuesday December 12).

MINUTES of the Tuesday Sep 12 Meeting of Immigration Equality

(by Ron Buckmire)