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warrior1

(12,325 posts) Wed Jun 26, 2013, 02:45 PM Jun 2013

Pentagon to give marriage benefits to gay spouses following Supreme Court victory on DOMA

http://americablog.com/2013/06/pentagon-dod-benefits-marriage-doma.html

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel just announced that the Pentagon will make marriage benefits available all military spouses, regardless of sexual orientation, following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 3 of the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) this morning.

DOMA, among other things, forbade the federal government from providing the federal benefits of marriage to legally-wed gay couples.

Still unresolved is whether the Pentagon will provide these benefits to gay couples from states where gay marriage is still not legal.

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Thanks Obama

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Pentagon to give marriage benefits to gay spouses following Supreme Court victory on DOMA (Original Post) warrior1 Jun 2013 OP

kick warrior1 Jun 2013 #1

Say what you want about the military: they follow the orders given. Recursion Jun 2013 #2

Kick & highly recommended. William769 Jun 2013 #3

This doesn't make semse. William769 Jun 2013 #4

warrior1

(12,325 posts)

1. kick

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 03:07 PM

Jun 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

2. Say what you want about the military: they follow the orders given.

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 03:08 PM

Jun 2013

An order has been given, so expect an implementation very soon.

William769

(55,144 posts)

3. Kick & highly recommended.

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:53 PM

Jun 2013

William769

(55,144 posts)

4. This doesn't make semse.

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:56 PM

Jun 2013

"Still unresolved is whether the Pentagon will provide these benefits to gay couples from states where gay marriage is still not legal."

It shouldn't matter what State they are from as long as they are legally married. Doesn't matter where the base is, it's on Federal property. AM I not correct in my thinking?

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