Saturday, February 23, 2013

Obama administration asks Supreme Court to strike down Defense of Marriage Act

Generic male and female couple figures, female-female, female-male, and male, male. This is a very welcome Friday news dump:
The Obama administration urged the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act's prohibition on recognition of same-sex couples' marriages in a Friday filing, arguing that laws that target gay people should face additional scrutiny by courts reviewing them.
You can read the full brief here.

Equality is coming, no matter how many marches the bigots organize. And it's certainly nice to see the White House take a strong stand to be on the right side of history. You can help make it a reality in Oregon too, by donating to Oregon United for Marriage.

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