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Australia Versus the U.S.—Who’s Got More Right to Be Racist?

by Katherine Thompson

• September 17, 2014

When I was in the third grade, my teacher bought some goldfish as class pets, and allowed the class to name them through a majority vote. We brainstormed a list of names and then voted…

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The Empire Writes Back

by Katherine Thompson

• May 6, 2014

Just over a year ago, I wrote my first article for The Life of the Law, “An Open Letter to the President,” about my and my partner Jodi’s struggle under America’s legalized discrimination against same-sex…

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Down Under and Upside Down: The Eccentricities of Australian Politics

by Katherine Thompson

• September 5, 2013

Australia’s federal election to determine the members of Parliament will take place this Saturday, September 7th. In this article, American Katherine Thompson, who moved to Australia (prior to DOMA’s being declared unconstitutional, about which she’s…

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Living Through DOMA

by Katherine Thompson

• July 16, 2013

I have never been more thrilled to renounce [a little of] my cynicism and admit that I was wrong. In my previous post, I parsed and predicted the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on DOMA, and…

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Taking One For The Team

by Katherine Thompson

• June 18, 2013

Maybe tomorrow, or maybe next week, but at any rate at some point very soon, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue their ruling on “the gay cases” (Hollingsworth vs. Perry and Windsor vs. US). Also…

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Death, Taxes, the Green Card Lottery and Amendment One

by Katherine Thompson

• May 28, 2013

Katherine Thompson writes for LOTL on her experience living under DOMA. Find her earlier experiences here.  This spring has been one of several poignant anniversaries for me, and of annual traditions that remind me of…

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Living Under DOMA: Returning to the U.S.

by Katherine Thompson

• April 30, 2013

Katherine Thompson continues her story of fleeing the U.S. with her non-U.S. citizen girlfriend Jodi so that Jodi’s immigration status can remain legal. In the last segment, Katherine and Jodi arrived in Canada but didn’t surrender Jodi’s I-94, which…

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Living Under DOMA: The I-94

by Katherine Thompson

• April 10, 2013

Here, Katherine Thompson continues her story of fleeing the U.S. with her non-U.S. citizen girlfriend Jodi so that Jodi’s immigration status can remain legal.  I am too young to rent a car. Jodi, 12 years…

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Living Under DOMA: Fleeing to Niagara Falls

by Katherine Thompson

• March 27, 2013

I remember the first customs card I ever filled out. I was thirteen, and my family had just spent three months in Australia, where my dad had been working. (Little did I know at the…

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Dreamy Accents, and Other Reasons Not To Fraternize with Aliens

by Katherine Thompson

• March 5, 2013

When I was twelve and playing MASH (a fortune-telling game that was the go-to at slumber parties), or fantasizing about our perfect man with a group of girls, I could never really envision my future,…