Judge strikes down DOMA

gaywrites:

A California judge struck down a “key provision” of the Defense of Marriage Act tonight in a case involving a federal employee seeking benefits for her same-sex partner - the first ruling like this since the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend DOMA. 

From ABC:

Karen Golinski, a lesbian woman married to her spouse under California law, brought the suit after she was unable to secure federal health benefits for her same-sex spouse.

U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White said, “In this matter, the court finds that DOMA, as applied to Ms. Golinski, violates her right to equal protection of the law under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution by, without substantial justification or rational basis, refusing to recognize her lawful marriage to prevent provision of health insurance coverage to her spouse.”

Woohoo! Every single news blurb like this represents a small but significant victory. We’re getting there. 

Source: gaywrites

93 Notes/ Hide

  1. roses-rainbow reblogged this from gaywrites
  2. outrightvtzone reblogged this from gaywrites
  3. artistintraining17 reblogged this from ohthethingsmommiesdo
  4. ohthethingsmommiesdo reblogged this from gaywrites
  5. aqueerglow reblogged this from gaywrites
  6. samelnicomposer reblogged this from gaywrites
  7. cousinnick reblogged this from fablespinner
  8. mydearfriendtoto reblogged this from fablespinner
  9. thunderwarning reblogged this from gaywrites
  10. soproudlyyours reblogged this from gaywrites
  11. salmiakkivodka reblogged this from gaywrites
  12. iamsmithdavid reblogged this from qbliss
  13. txmac5911 reblogged this from gaywrites
  14. qbliss reblogged this from gaywrites
  15. caitys15 reblogged this from gaywrites
  16. comedanceintherain reblogged this from gaywrites
  17. prisonerofmusings reblogged this from gaywrites
  18. progressivebrittania reblogged this from gaywrites
  19. nosweetyno reblogged this from chestnut-nest
  20. communisticvirus reblogged this from gaywrites
  21. simplyalexandermason reblogged this from gaywrites
  22. thetimeforgutsandguil reblogged this from gaywrites
  23. filopodia reblogged this from ace-tastic
  24. kakkobean reblogged this from longroadstonowhere