Tag: DOMA
Family Equality Council Welcomes Award-Winning Performer Alison Wearing to its Outspoken Generation Program
Family Equality Council®, the national organization which connects, supports, and represents the estimated three million parents who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer in the United States and their six million children of all ages, today announced that bestselling author and award-winning performer, Alison Wearing will join its Outspoken Generation®Program, which empowers those with LGBTQ parents to speak out for their families and other families like theirs.
New UT Special Attorney General Cites ‘Religious Duty’ in Decision to Take Anti-Marriage Equality Case
Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C. partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn, is citing his personal religious beliefs as the rationale behind his decision to quit his job and become the lead counsel on the State of Utah’s case against marriage equality.
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act Introduced in U.S. House and Senate
While the Supreme Court’s decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and guidance from the Office of Personnel Management have made clear that federal workers’ same-sex spouses are now eligible for benefits, there are still federal employees who cannot access marriage and thus continue to be denied critical health, retirement and other benefits for their families.
Military Same-Sex Spouses Eligible for Benefits Today
Today the same-sex spouses of military service members become eligible to receive a range of federal benefits, thanks to a Department of Defense policy change that was announced last month implementing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
All Legal Same-Sex Marriages Will Be Recognised For Federal Tax Purposes
Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a ruling that will ensure all legally-married same-sex couples, regardless of where they live, will be recognized for federal tax purposes.
Supreme Court Rejects Arizona Governor’s Effort to Strip LGBT State Employees’ Benefits
After the landmark decisions on the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued orders today declining to review the remaining LGBT equality cases on its docket this term.