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Join Us to Repeal DOMA!
Same-sex couples across the country are now getting married as a result of the great progress we are making, but these families are still facing discrimination from the federal government.
The Respect for Marriage Act was introduced in Congress in September 2009 to end that discrimination and ensure that marriages that are valid in the state where they are entered into are respected under federal law.
The Respect for Marriage Act will repeal the discriminatory 1996 ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ or DOMA which singles out legally married same-sex couples for unequal treatment under federal law. These valid marriages are now selectively denied more than 1,100 federal protections and responsibilities – including Social Security and immigration benefits – that otherwise apply to married couples.
Tell your leaders and friends to support the Respect for Marriage Act today!
“So-called ‘DOMA’ was a radical departure from the way federal government has treated married couples throughout most of American history. It makes more sense to respect marriages than to destabilize them. In America, we don’t have second-class citizens and we shouldn’t have second-class marriages either.”
-Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry and author of Why Marriage Matters: America, Equality and Gay People's Right to Marry.
Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenau: Proudly Changing My Position on DOMA
Text of the Respect for Marriage Act
Fact Sheet on the Respect for Marriage Act
Support the Respect for Marriage Act by contacting your legislative leaders and friends.(Link)
Make sure LGBT families and people are accurately counted in the 2010 census.(Link)
A new report shows the past 10 years have been a period of dramatic gains in equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in America, including sharp increases in the number of LGBT Americans protected by family recognition legislation at the state level. (Link)
Learn more about the 13th annual Freedom to Marry Week, February 8-14, 2010. (Link)
