Gay Couples Challenge Defense Of Marriage Act

[Mari333]

May 6 2010

Six years after Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage, a group of married same-sex couples will be in federal court in Boston on Thursday, arguing that their marriages should also be recognized by the federal government.

Among those bringing the lawsuit, considered to be the first serious challenge of the Federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, are Kathy Bush and Mary Ritchie. When they married in 2004, they thought they would finally get the benefits and protections other couples do, without having to hire lawyers to draw up special contracts to secure everything from their parental rights to health care proxies.

If they prevail in federal court, and through an appeal, it'll almost certainly be the U.S. Supreme Court that decides whether a same-sex marriage in Massachusetts ought to mean more than it already does.










http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126541845

yeah!!

[Heidi]

1. Recommended.

:kick:

[EFerrari]

2. K&R

[Mari333]

3. finally...it will end up in SCOTUS...slowly but surely

the change will come..one would like to think that the federal govt would simply fold on this..with a dem potus and all...but....

[Dappleganger]

4. Giant K&R

[tekisui]

5. knr.

[bullwinkle428]

6. Excellent report on NPR this morning.