"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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UnitedByLove 925 days ago
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Will Illinois Be the Next State to Recognize Civil Unions?
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SFbeat 1029 days ago
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Note that we didn't say marriage equality up there, but civil unions. A vote on a piece of legislation that would create civil unions in Illinois
The Difference Between Gay Marriage and Civil Unions
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OurHero-Tan 1034 days ago
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Marriage: U.S. citizens and legal residents can sponsor their spouses and family members for immigration. Civil Unions: U.S. citizens and legal residents cannot sponsor non-legal spouses or family members. (more on gay immigration ...
New Hampshire Set to Offer Civil Unions for Gay and Lesbian Couples (PR.com)
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LauREN 1040 days ago
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State and Local Civil Unions, Domestic Partnerships and Marriage Wont Help Same-Sex Binational Couples Stay Together in the United States [PR.com - May 02, 2007]
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