defense of marriage act

Watch Sanders Stand Up to a Homophobic Congressman Who Insulted LGBT Members of the Military in 1995

Jan 21, 2016
The Vermont senator, a US House member throughout most of the 1990s, was a strong defender of gay rights even as President Bill Clinton was about to sign the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act The law, which Hillary Clinton supported, was strongly opposed by many in the LGBT community and was later nullified, in large part, by the U Supreme Court .
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Gay Spouses Denied Veterans Benefits

Aug 29, 2013
The Defense of Marriage Act has been ruled unconstitutional, but gay wedded couples are still not receiving spousal benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The denial comes as a result of Title 38 of the U.S. code regarding veterans benefits, which defines marriage as the union between members of the opposite sex and is independent of DOMA.