Good news for DOMA repeal momentum: BREAKING: President Obama endorses the Respect for Marriage Act [Prop 8 Trial Tracker] "Why is this a big deal? Because the White House rarely, if ever, endorses legislation that hasn’t passed a house of...
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"[The president] is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Congressman Jerrold Nadler, which would ake DOMA off the books once and for all," a White House spokesman said Tuesday. Read Post
Today President Obama endorsed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would strike down DOMA and give legally married gays and lesbians the same federal rights and responsibilities as married straight couples. Shin Inouye, a spok... Read Post
The Task Force applauds the White House’s announcement today that President Obama supports the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies federal recognition to legally... Read Post