Gay Couple refused entry to US as married couple

[TwinkleToes77]

Gay couple barred from entering the US

A married gay couple say they were refused entry into the U.S. because an American customs officer wouldn't accept their clearance forms as a family.

Edit: Fixed misleading title.. better?

 

[00Jones]

lol

 

[Viper GTS]

Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

My title is not misleading.. its IDENTICAL to the one that is used in the headline.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

The couple were married in 2001, before last June's Ontario court decision that recognized the right of gays to wed.

Their marriage was recognized as a legal union in light of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision.

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

What part of "the U.S. does not recognize same sex marriage" didn't register? To the U.S. they are considered two single gay men, and that's how it is. Our country, our rules.

Bourassa, who works as an advocate for same-same marriage, said the couple made the decision not to fill out separate form because they felt it was an insult to their dignity.

Oh, cry me a river you dumb queer. You come across one little hurdle and throw a friggin tantrum. Drop your "dignity" for 5 minutes, fill out the form, then go back to being gay because once you're IN the US no one cares anymore.

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

Sigh.. Why can't people be empathetic? Put yourself in their shoes- you and your loved one are not allowed into a country because you're not recognized as a family.. How fvcked up is that? I'm glad that they had the integrity to not back down...

 

[notfred]

Why do people get so pissy becuase of who other people associate with?

 

[dquan97]

Serves them right for asserting their personal preference on our laws

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: notfred
Why do people get so pissy becuase of who other people associate with?

lol. You were the one calling Bush more evil than Hitler the other day. "So pissy"....please!

 

[DivideBYZero]

This is how it works ppl:

Outside US
Gay&Married Gay&Married Gay&Married Gay&Married
|||||CUSTOMS|||||
Gay Gay Gay Gay Gay
|||||CUSTOMS|||||
Gay&Married Gay&Married Gay&Married Gay&Married
Inside US

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: amnesiac

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

What part of "the U.S. does not recognize same sex marriage" didn't register? To the U.S. they are considered two single gay men, and that's how it is. Our country, our rules.

Bourassa, who works as an advocate for same-same marriage, said the couple made the decision not to fill out separate form because they felt it was an insult to their dignity.

Oh, cry me a river you dumb queer. You come across one little hurdle and throw a friggin tantrum. Drop your "dignity" for 5 minutes, fill out the form, then go back to being gay because once you're IN the US no one cares anymore.

So I guess Rosa Parks was an idiot too and should have just moved to the back of the bus? Simpletons.. You are all fvcking simple, narrow minded fvckers....

 

[Indolent]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

Sigh.. Why can't people be empathetic? Put yourself in their shoes- you and your loved one are not allowed into a country because you're not recognized as a family.. How fvcked up is that? I'm glad that they had the integrity to not back down...

they would have been allowed in the US. Just not recognized as a family. There is a difference...

 

[her209]

They are people too.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

uh, no there not.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Rosa Parks had no other means of presenting her case. She was not afforded the right of full representation so her voice was not heard.

Any gay man or woman can stand up and say 'I WANT MARRIAGE RECOGNIZED' to any democratic representative. And if that person does not support them, then they have the right to vote for someone who does or stand for office themselves and make a difference.

 

[rh71]

Well they have to pick what's more important... the trip here or their dignity... and cry about one of them and not both at the same time.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Viper GTS Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

The couple were married in 2001, before last June's Ontario court decision that recognized the right of gays to wed. Their marriage was recognized as a legal union in light of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision.

Don't look at me, the quote said "the married couple...".

It should have said 'the couple that married but then was later downgraded to a legal union by the courts.

If they aren't married, which it appears the legally aren't, then they shouldn't be allowed family status.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Indolent

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

Sigh.. Why can't people be empathetic? Put yourself in their shoes- you and your loved one are not allowed into a country because you're not recognized as a family.. How fvcked up is that? I'm glad that they had the integrity to not back down...

they would have been allowed in the US. Just not recognized as a family. There is a difference...

[Chris Rock's voice] Oh no, but a dog is considered part of the family.

 

[her209]

dp

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: dquan97
Serves them right for asserting their personal preference on our laws

A law that will eventually be deemed unconstitutional once the issue goes to the supreme court, even if it were ever to be stacked. Why the heck do you think the far right wants is proposing a constitutional amendment? Because they already know the ban will be deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

My title is not misleading.. its IDENTICAL to the one that is used in the headline.

Very poor logical assumption. Just because it's identical to the article's headline does not mean that it is not misleading. As a point of fact, the article's headline is highly misleading, most likely it is intentionally so. So, and follow me here, the headline for the article is highly misleading. Your thread title is identical to the headline for the article. Therefore your thread title is also highly misleading. This kind of thing is covered in the first week of an entry level logic course.

ZV

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: jjsole

Originally posted by: Viper GTS Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Vanity? You mean honesty. They are married.

The couple were married in 2001, before last June's Ontario court decision that recognized the right of gays to wed. Their marriage was recognized as a legal union in light of the Ontario Court of Appeal decision.

Don't look at <EM>me</EM>, the quote said "the married couple...".

It should have said 'the couple that married but then was later downgraded to a legal union by the courts.

If they aren't married, which it appears the legally aren't, then they shouldn't be allowed family status.

Marriage = civil union = legal union.

Now legally they arent married in the US, as the US does not have to respect Canadas laws on "marriages", as no one has really challenged the US' laws against gay marriage, marriage is legally defined as a civil union.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Your title is HIGHLY misleading, they were offered a way to get in but they turned it down due to their own personal vanity.

Whether they like it or not, the US does not recognize same sex marriages.

They were not "barred," they were slightly inconvenienced & their own stupidity is what killed their trip.

Frankly with an attitude like that we don't need them here anyway.

Viper GTS

My title is not misleading.. its IDENTICAL to the one that is used in the headline.

Very poor logical assumption. Just because it's identical to the article's headline does not mean that it is not misleading. As a point of fact, the article's headline is highly misleading, most likely it is intentionally so. So, and follow me here, the headline for the article is highly misleading. Your thread title is identical to the headline for the article. Therefore your thread title is also highly misleading. This kind of thing is covered in the first week of an entry level logic course.

ZV

If A=B and B=C then A=C