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Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone to star in ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake

The 1993 film follows a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a Chinese woman to conceal his sexuality and partner from his family, as well as to get her a green card.

Gay Widower Asks for Marriage-Based Green Card

Anthony Sullivan spent more than 40 years with his husband, Richard Adams, before Adams died in 2012. Now Sullivan, an Australian national, is asking U.S. immigration services to recognize the couple's marriage and recognize him as the surviving spouse of a U.S. citizen.

Green Cards Still Elusive for Many Same-Sex Couples

Nationwide marriage equality hasn't solved everything.

HISTORY MADE! First Same-Sex Spouse Granted Green Card

A married lesbian couple in Colorado becomes first to receive a marriage-based green card, making Cathy Davis the first same-sex spouse to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

Homeland Security Confirms Same-Sex Binational Couples Can Get Green Cards

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today confirmed that Americans can now sponsor their foreign-born same-sex spouses for citizenship the same way Americans with opposite-sex spouses can.

Rulings Give Binational Couples Reason for Optimism

Groundbreaking rulings by the Board of Immigration Appeals give couples a chance to stay together, perhaps long enough for DOMA to be struck down.

John Kerry Confirms Same-Sex Couples Now Eligible for Visas

The secretary of state announced that his department will begin treating married same-sex binational couples the same as opposite-sex couples immediately.

Florida Gay Couple Is First Granted Greencard

The men will be the first to take advantage of the Supreme Court dumping DOMA this week.

Op-ed: Don't Tear This Septuagenarian Lesbian Couple Apart

A married couple spend their anniversary, Valentine's Day, still fighting to stay together in the U.S.

Meet the Gay Men Who Got Married in 1975

In the days of Gerald Ford and Anita Bryant, Anthony Sullivan and Richard Adams gave a big middle finger to authority. 

Why Is the State Dept. Still Discriminating Against LGBTQ+ Families?

End the cruel hoops that same-sex parents like Allison and Stefania are forced to jump through.

Op-ed: When Marrying Is Like Winning

For Caroline Hart, the words 'Welcome to the United States of America' take on a new meaning.