Under pressure from more than five dozen House lawmakers, the Navy late Tuesday abruptly reversed its decision that would have allowed chaplains to perform same-sex unions if the Pentagon decides to recognize openly gay military service later this year.
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Fighting For The Right To Marry, A Family Tradition : NPR
This is a wonderful story!
A good synopsis of the federal marriage discrimination decision; what is it and what it means. Thank goodness for GLAD!!!
We won a major court victory for LGBT equality on Thursday. A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled that part of the notorious “Defense of Marriage Act” — which blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage — is unconstitutional. This ruling is wonderful news and a huge victory in our fight to bring full equality to all Americans. But the federal government can appeal the ruling. It’s time to organize to ask our president to uphold equality by letting this decision stand.