Federal Govt. sued by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders

DaddyTorgo · 03-03-2009, 03:34 PM

As I mentioned in the other thread - that sure didn't take long.

U.S. sued for benefits for same-sex marriages - CNN.com

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(CNN) -- A legal advocacy group sued the federal government Tuesday, seeking benefits for 15 gay and lesbian Massachusetts residents who wed after the state legalized same-sex marriage.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders -- the same Boston-based group that successfully argued in 2003 for same-sex marriage rights in Massachusetts -- filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Boston on behalf of six couples and three men whose husbands have died.

The suit contends the federal Defense of Marriage Act denies them protections and benefits that heterosexual couples receive, including health insurance for federal employees, the ability to file as "married filing jointly" on federal income taxes and Social Security spousal protections.

Two other couples plan to file suit after they receive an anticipated rejection of their amended tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, GLAD said.

I said in Noop's thread that this was the likely next step - frankly surprised to see it so soon though.

flere-imsaho · 03-03-2009, 04:02 PM

JediKooter · 03-03-2009, 04:10 PM

Rizon · 03-03-2009, 04:22 PM

sterlingice · 03-03-2009, 04:30 PM

(because no post has been made worse by the dancing banana)

SI

sabotai · 03-03-2009, 04:48 PM

DanGarion · 03-04-2009, 03:45 PM

Rizon · 03-04-2009, 04:06 PM

DaddyTorgo · 03-04-2009, 04:09 PM

lol - where's the conservative outrage??

JediKooter · 03-04-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

lol - where's the conservative outrage??

Probably looking for some conservative smilies...

Ronnie Dobbs2 · 03-04-2009, 04:50 PM

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conservative smilies...

JediKooter · 03-04-2009, 04:52 PM

His holiness...

JediKooter · 03-04-2009, 05:00 PM

And another...

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