# And so it begins: Gay married couple barred from entering US

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 18, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-it-begins-gay-married-couple-barred-from-entering-us/202440 "2003-09-18T19:07:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![dctaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@dctaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dctaz)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-it-begins-gay-married-couple-barred-from-entering-us/202440/141 "2003-09-26T23:42:12Z")

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> \*Originally posted by amarone \*  
> \*\*Firstly, why should a gay married couple not be permitted - if the US does not recognize the marriage, then they should be admitted but the US would not recognize that they are married (I assume you are talking about the situation in general, not the incident in the OP, as the couple were allowed to enter - all they had to do was fill in separate customs forms). Secondly, if you look closely at your keyboard you will probably find two keys labeled “Shift”. Used appropriately, these keys will make your posts a closer approximation to English. \*\*

I hate caps. I rarely use them. what I ment by my comment that a gay couple would not be admitted to the US, was AS a couple. not as individuals. Eve can correct me if I am wrong on my understanding here, but if one partner of a married (in the eyes of the US) emmigrates to the us Legally, the spouse is also admitted. but since the US does not recognize Gay marriages (a bad think IMHO) then that couple can not immigrate, taht does not mean that if they both apply for individual status, they could not immigrate, jsut saying that they couldn’t as a couple.  
I was bringing this up in that I think it is bad policy for the US to tell tourists that they have to travel as a single person (how would it be if we had this rule for a mixed racial couple instead of a same sex couple). but I can see how those that want to keep the US definition of “marriage” as 1 of each sex coule raise a stink on immigration, but should not on tourisim.

Taz, the caps hater.

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