Read more Defense of Marriage Act stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/39067/defense-of-marriage-act.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:51:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69338/house-dems-working-to-repeal-gay-marriage-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of three House Democrats, two of them gay, are slated to unveil a bill this week that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defines marriage as a man-woman union and blocks same-sex couples from getting full benefits, the Hill reports. DOMA has frustrated...http://www.newser.com/story/69338/house-dems-working-to-repeal-gay-marriage-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 10:10:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67695/fed-judge-tosses-doma-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act yesterday, supporting the Obama administration's claim that a gay couple had not suffered "an injury in fact." The Justice Department filed a brief agreeing with the plaintiffs that DoMA is discriminatory, but said it was bound...http://www.newser.com/story/67695/fed-judge-tosses-doma-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 5:52:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67114/white-house-calls-marriage-law-unfair-to-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration wants to give the Defense of Marriage Act the boot, the Justice Department said in court filings today, but that won’t stop the department from defending the law in court. The administration believes DOMA, which prevents federal recognition of gay marriage and denies gay federal employees marriage...http://www.newser.com/story/67114/white-house-calls-marriage-law-unfair-to-gays.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 12:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63889/mass-sues-us-over-definition-of-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMassachusetts has challenged the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, saying it interferes with a state's right to define and regulate marriage, the Boston Globe reports. “In enacting DOMA,” the lawsuit reads, “Congress overstepped its authority,...http://www.newser.com/story/63889/mass-sues-us-over-definition-of-marriage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 13:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63193/obama-renews-promises-to-dismayed-gay-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama turned on the charm at a reception yesterday for gay, lesbian, and transgender activists at the White House, where he tried to dispel worries he was dragging his feet on campaign promises. "I think you guys will have pretty good feelings about the Obama administration" by the time...http://www.newser.com/story/63193/obama-renews-promises-to-dismayed-gay-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 8:42:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62585/obama-invites-gay-advocates-to-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has invited gay rights leaders to the White House next Monday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the New York protests seen as the start of gay liberation. It's unclear whether Obama will address the strong criticism he's recently faced from gay and lesbian advocates....http://www.newser.com/story/62585/obama-invites-gay-advocates-to-white-house.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 8:28:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62114/obama-offers-gays-too-little-too-late.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s memorandum giving gay federal workers some of the benefits straight ones enjoy has gone over like a lead balloon in the gay community, Politico reports. Advocates say it’s a weak gesture because the Defense of Marriage Act—which the administration recently defended—prevents it from including health or...http://www.newser.com/story/62114/obama-offers-gays-too-little-too-late.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Jun 2009 11:42:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61002/gays-rankle-at-obamas-unkept-promises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGay-rights supporters in and outside of Washington are getting fed up with President Obama’s perceived inaction on their core issues, Politico reports. Obama has been unwilling to back gay marriage, and has yet to fulfill his campaign promise of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of...http://www.newser.com/story/61002/gays-rankle-at-obamas-unkept-promises.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 13:39:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59220/gay-tax-hurts-couples-tying-the-knot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFirst comes love, then comes marriage, then the taxman, who penalizes same-sex couples with the “gay tax,” Nancy Goldstein writes on NPR. The media’s morality play about gay marriage has overshadowed the economic costs of inequality, argues Goldstein, who calculates her annual tax at $1,820 for coverage on her...http://www.newser.com/story/59220/gay-tax-hurts-couples-tying-the-knot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 May 2009 16:13:56 CDT