"DOMA is not a 'neutral' policy to the thousands of bi-national same-sex couples who have to choose between family and country because they are considered strangers under our immigration laws," Solmonese continued. "It is not a 'neutral' policy toward ...
President Obama had appeared to be a candidate concerned with equality before the law for America’s gay and lesbians and their families. Even though he did not support marriage equality, Obama spoke of wishing to repeal discriminatory laws such as the 1996 "Defense of Marriage" Act, which does nothing to support marriage except for deny federal recognition of married same-sex couples.
Because of DOMA, same-sex couples wed in the six states where marriage equality is currently legal cannot access any of the federal rights, protections, obligations, and benefits of marriage. Nor will the U.S. Census count gay and lesbian families in the 2010 census.
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