"Under DOMA's Section 3 the federal government is forbidden from recognizing LGBT couples married in the six states where same-sex marriage is legal. Section 2 of the law says those states that outlaw same-sex marriages do not have to recognize legal same-sex marriages from other states. Nadler said his bill would repeal both sections of DOMA. 'We have got to repeal DOMA and have got to make sure it accomplishes for federal purposes allowing the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages,' said Nadler, who led the fight to defeat a Federal Marriage Amendment that would have enshrined the same-sex marriage ban in the U.S. Constitution. 'The time for dumping DOMA is long overdue.' HRC President Joe Solmonese said it makes sense to restrict the debate over repealing DOMA only to recognition of same-sex marriage. 'We ought to start it with what we would ultimately achieve, a wholesa
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Nadler says DOMA Repeal Will Skip Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions
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Pacifica Domestic Partners Get Temporary Reprieve
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A same-sex couple in Pacifica may have to move to the Philippines because of a deportation order.
Pacifica Domestic Partners Get Temporary Reprieve (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
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A same-sex couple in Pacifica may have to move to the Philippines because of a deportation order.
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