IMMIGRATION

“Argentina.” In Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia, p. 41.

By Steve Hogan and Lee Hudson. New York: Henry Holt, 1998.

This is included solely because of the following statement:

“…an Argentinian, José [Jorge?] Inaudi, became the first gay person to be

given asylum in Canada on grounds of persecution in his native

country [in 1991 or 1992].” Elsewhere name given as Jorge Alberto

Inaudi.

Bernier, Peter.

“CIC [Citizenship and Immigration Canada] and Canadian Marriages.”

ImmQuest [Toronto] 2 (2) (Feb. 2006): 7-8.

Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature, which gives descriptors

Immigrants – Marriage, Aliens – Marriage, and Same-sex Marriage.

Beyond Borders: The Journey towards Equal Immigration Rights for Lesbian

and Gay Canadians: Report on a Regional Organizing and National

Strategizing Project. Prepared by LEGIT-Vancouver for Status of Women Canada.

Vancouver: LEGIT-Vancouver, 1998.

(1 vol., various pagings)

Includes as appendices: Brief to the Immigration Legislative Review

Advisory Group and Same-Sex Couples Are a Reality.

LEGIT is Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force.

Canadian Immigration for Same-Sex Partners.

SEE entry at Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force, in this section.

Canadian Immigration Guidelines for Same-Sex Partners.

SEE entry at Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force, in this section.

Carlson, Daryl-Lynn.

“Same-sex Couples Seek Haven in Canada.” Law Times 14, no. 39 (Nov. 2003),

p. 12.

Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature.

Casswell, Donald G.

“Same-sex Partners and Family Class Immigration: Still Not Equal with

Opposite-sex Partners.” Dalhousie Law Journal 27(1) (Spring 2004): 203-233.

Dauvergne, Catherine, and Millbank, Jenni.

“Crusingforsex.com: An Empirical Critique of the Evidentiary Practices of

the Australian Refugee Review Tribunal : A Six-year Comparative Study of

Refugee Cases involving Lesbian and Gay Men in Australia and Canada.”

Alternative Law Journal 28(4) (August 2003): 176+ (6 pages).

Ref.: Expanded Academic ASAP index.

Dhir, Aaron A.

“Same-Sex Family Class Immigration: Is the Definition of ‘Spouse’ in Canada’s

Immigration Regulations, 1978 Unconstitutional?” University of New Brunswick

Law Journal 49 (2000): 183-213.

Donald, Christine.

Immigration and Refugee-Status Issues for Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals.

Toronto: Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario, 1995.

Ref.: Lahey, Are We ‘Persons’ Yet?, p. 397, ftnt. 47.

“Gay Refugee Claimants Seeking Haven in Canada.” Globe and Mail [Toronto ed.],

April 24, 2004, p. A7.

Subtitle: “Bogus applications partly account for surging number, refugee

experts say.”

Girard, Philip.

“From Subversion to Liberation: Homosexuals and the Immigration

Act, 1952-1977.” Canadian Journal of Law and Society 2 (1987): 1-27.

See also entry immediately following.

Girard, Philip

From Subversion to Liberation: Homosexuals and the Immigration

Act, 1952-1977. Ottawa, Ont.: Carleton University, Faculty of Social

Sciences, Jurisprudence Centre, 1985.

(43 p.)

In Working Papers series of the Jurisprudence Centre.

Gloriously Free.

See VIDEOS section for reference to this 2004 documentary on gay immigration.

Green, Richard.

“‘Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses’ (of

Heterosexuals): An Analysis of American and Canadian Immigration

Policy.” Anglo-American Law Review 16(2) (May-July 1987): 139-159.

“Homosexual Wins Refugee Status: Canadian Decision on Argentine Applicant’s

Case Based on Sexual Orientation.” Globe and Mail, January 11, 1992, p. A5.

Jorge Alberto Inaudi case.

‘‘Immigration Grey Areas Ensnare Gay Couple,’’ Globe and Mail [Metro ed.],

June 8, 2002, p. A7.

Winnipeg-based story of a Canadian/Argentinian gay male couple’s

difficulties with Canadian immigration

Jimenez, Marina.

“Refugee Board Says He’s Safe in Mexico.” Globe & Mail [Toronto],

May 4, 2004, p. A1 (879 words)

Concerning refugee claimant, Fernando Enrique Rivera; interview

Ref.: CPI.Q index.

Jimenez, Marina.

“Refuge from the Stones: Mohammed Syed Says His Sexuality Puts His Life

in Danger Back Home and He Prays That Canada Grant Him Sanctuary.

Trouble Is, So Many Asylum Seekers Now Are Claiming To Be Gay When

They’re Not. Globe & Mail [Toronto], December 6, 2003, p. F6 (3228 words)

Ref.: CPI.Q index.

Jones, Camilla.

“Policy Changes Affecting Marriages between Same-sex Couples.”

ImmQuest, no. 4, April 2007, pp. 10-11.

Ref.: Index to Canadian Legal Literature.

Knowles, J. E.

“Long-distance Love and Its Hurdles: Sometimes the Line between Personal and

Political Can Be Hard To Draw.” Globe & Mail, March 3, 2005, p. A22

(901 words)

Ref.: CPI.Q index. Concerns American and British couple who found a

way to be together by coming to Canada.

Kobayashi, Audrey, and Ray, Brian.

“Negotiating the Nexus of Immigration, Sexuality and Citizenship: Canadian

and American Comparisions.” Canadian Issues (Spring 2005): 13-16

(3012 words)

Ref.: CBCA index.

Laghi, Brian.

“Ottawa Puzzles over Gay Immigration: Officials Working on Rules Overhaul

Are Weighing How to Determine a Partnership Is Genuine.” Globe and

Mail [Metro ed.], May 22, 1999, p. A6.

LaViolette, Nicole.

“Coming Out to Canada: The Immigration of Same-sex Couples under the

‘Immigration and Refugee Protection Act’.” McGill Law Journal 49(4)

(October 2004): [969]-1003

LaViolette, Nicole.

“Les identités multiples et le droit des refugiés : catégories juridiques fixés et

rigides? ” Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal 35(3) (Fall 2003): 39+ (17 pages)

Ref.: Expanded Academic ASAP index.

Broader than scope of this list.

LaViolette, Nicole.

“The Immutable Refugees: Sexual Orientation in Canada (A.G.) v. Ward.”

University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review 55 (Winter 1997): 1-41.

Relevant statute: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951).

LEGIT – Vancouver.

SEE entries at Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force, in this section.

Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force.

Canadian Immigration for Same-Sex Partners: How to Prepare an Application

on Humanitarian & Compassionate Grounds. Vancouver: LEGIT, 1996.

(23 p.; ISBN 0968069908)

See next entry for later imprint.

Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force.

Canadian Immigration Guidelines for Same-Sex Partners: How to Prepare

an Application on Humanitarian & Compassionate Grounds.

Vancouver: LEGIT/ICGL, 1999.

(31 p.; ISBN 0968069916)

LEGIT is Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force.

Millbank, Jenni.

“Gender, Sex and Visibility in Refugee Claims on the Basis of Sexual

Orientation.” Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 18 (Fall 2003): 71-110.

Study of 300 decisions from Canada and Australia re granting refugee

status on basis of sexuality.

Millbank, Jenni.

“Imagining Otherness: Refugee Claims on the Basis of Sexuality in Canada and

Australia.” Melbourne University Law Review 26(1)(April 2002): 144+

(34 pages)

Nolen, Stephanie.

“Why Gay Couples Must Flee to Canada.” Globe and Mail [Metro ed.],

April 7, 1999, pp. A1, A11.

Persons as subjects: Casey Trauer and Eric Nachaman.

Lesbian and Gay Immigration Task Force.

Oziewicz, Estanislao.

“Immigration Policy on Gays Aiming to Reflect Reality: Minister Says

Opening Door to Same-Sex Couples Part of Wider Government Review to

Extend Equal Rights.” Globe and Mail [Metro ed.], January 8, 1999, p. A5.

Queer Immigration: LEGIT (Canada) – The Lesbian & Gay Immigration Task Force.

Electronic document at the following URL, as of February 14, 2002:

www.qrd.org/www/world/immigration/legit.html

The document provides, in the equivalent of ca. two printed pages, brief

background information about LEGIT and contact information for,

in the order presented, Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal (where

the group is known as ICGL – Immigration pour Conjoint(e)s des Gais

et Lesbiennes), Saskatoon, Yukon, Edmonton, Calgary, and Regina. Also

links to Canada Citizenship and Immigration site and to Immigration’s

independent application kit.

Ray, Brian, and Kobayashi, Audrey.

“Établir le lien entre l’immigration, la sexualité et la citoyenneté : comparaison

entre le Canada et les Etats-Unis. ” Canadian Issues / Thèmes canadiens,

Spring 2005, pp. 14-17.

Ref. : America : History & Life index, which notes that historical period

of the article is 1990’s-2004.

Rehaag, Sean.

“Patrolling the Borders of Sexual Orientation: Bisexual Refugee Claims in

Canada.” McGill Law Journal 53(1) (Spring 2008): 59+

Ref.: CBCA index.

Van Der Meide, Wayne.

“Who Guards the Borders of Canada’s ‘Gay’ Community: A Case Study of the

Benefits of the Proposed Redefinition of ‘Spouse’ within the Immigration Act

to Include Same-Sex Couples.” Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice 19

(2001): 39-71.

Wilkins, Robert E.

“The Social Construction of a Medicalized Immigrant.” MA thesis,

University of Toronto, 1993.

(104 p.)

“In June 1991 the Australian Department of Immigration implemented

a new category that could recognize lesbian or gay relationships

as valid criterion for immigration. For the past year [the author of this

thesis, a self-described white, middle-class, gay man has] been

negotiating with the Australian Consulate office in Toronto to

qualify…Aim of this thesis is to understand how this process [of

medicalization] is accomplished with a view to changing it” – abstract

from Canadian Research Index.

Willms, Marika.

“Droit canadien de l’immigration et partenaires de même sexe.”

Canadian Issues / Thèmes canadiens, Spring 2005, pp. 18-21.

Ref. : America : History & Life index, the abstract of which notes that

article “[d]iscusses the evolution since the 1990’s of Canadian

immigration policy regarding same-sex partners….”

NOTE: English-language document is given in CBCA index

under title: “Canadian Immigration Law & Same-sex Partners,”

pp. 17-20 (3221 words)