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Horst Nemetz was admitted into the United States lawfully in 1967.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://openjurist.org/647/f2d/432/nemetz-v-immigration-and-naturalization-service-nemetz )〕 During the 10 years he had been living in the US, in Virginia, he lived with a male “roommate”. During his trial it became known that the two were part of a monogamous homosexual relationship. One of the requirements for Naturalization was to prove that you were of good moral character. This fact brought into question for the courts whether Nemetz was in fact of good moral character. The first trial was with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia who denied Therefore Nemetz admitting to the relationship with his roommate caused for speculation in illegal activity and being of bad moral character. ==Original petition for Naturalization== Nemetz petitioned for naturalization in 1980 and was at first denied naturalization based being a person of bad moral character. Nemetz admitted to his relationship with his roommate and explained that all of their sexual activities took place within their home. The following is part of the questioning that occurred: Q: Mr. Nemetz, are you now or have you ever been a homosexual? A: I’m now. Q: Have you ever had sexual relations with your roommate? A: Well we have a relationship. I like him. Q: Have you ever had sexual relationships with him? A: What do you mean sexual relationships? Q: Intimate relationships. Getting into Sexual aspects. Q: Either yes or no. A: Yes. …… Q: So what you’re saying is that your relationship in the United States has been with one individual. Is that correct? A: Yes. Q: And no others? A: That’s right. Yeah. Q: And in your lifetime that is the only individual you’ve had a relationship of this type with? 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Petition of Nemetz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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