Closet Space: Jose Antonio Vargas's coming out as ''undocumented'' spurs media critics to confuse the closet for a con

Opinion: For many of us, the issues that touch our daily lives are the issues about which we care the most. It's certainly a reason that I've spent more than two decades working in and around the LGBT community — as a gay man who grew up in the '80s, my involvement in the politics and pursuit of equality has always been less a choice and more a necessity. My interest in immigration issues came much later in life, thanks to my (not-yet-legally-certified) husband being a naturalized citizen. Flipping through his three-ring binder of citizenship materials — certificates and documents and photos proving his path from Vietnam to the United States was legal — I can't help but think about my own citizenship, which required absolutely no effort from me beyond crying when the doctor slapped my newly birthed butt. I have friends and acquaintances who, unlike my husband, are undocumented. Some came as adults, others as children, all of them want to be citizens. Through their stories I've come to understand how stacked the deck is against them and how hostile our political discourse is to their futures. ... (more)

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