Dear Friend,
When my wife Stefania and I took our baby, Lucas, to the U.S. Embassy in London to get him a passport, the officer barraged us with invasive questions. Who carried Lucas? Whose eggs were used? Whose sperm? Where was the donor from? We were shocked.
Because Stefania carried Lucas, and she is not a U.S. citizen like I am, the U.S. State Department treated him as if he were âborn out of wedlock.â As if Stefania were a single parent. And as if I were not his parent at all.
We knew this was illegal and discriminatory, so we sought guidance from the experts: Immigration Equality. They helped us sue the State Department, and after a more than four-year rollercoaster, the government changed its policy! Now, Lucas is a citizen, and no family like ours will ever have to go through what we did. With your help, Immigration Equality can secure even more monumental victories for LGBTQ immigrants and families.
Immigration Equality has already raised one third of their year-end fundraising goal of $300,000! I know they can reach their goalâbut not without your support. Contribute to Immigration Equalityâs life-changing work on Human Rights Day, and a generous donor will DOUBLE your gift.
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