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Support grows for federal DOMA repeal

Posted on May 12, 2009 
Filed Under 365Gay, News

(Washington) Support is slowly growing in Congress for repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, but a bill has yet to be filed in either the House or the Senate.

The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, was passed in 1998 and bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex relationships.

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Tags: Congress, Defense Of Marriage Act, Federal Government, marriage, Same Sex Relationships, Senate

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