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26 May 2012
California: Anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional 42 A district court judge in California has become the third federal judge to declare the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples, as unconstitutional.
2 April 2012
Gay couples file suit against DOMA in New York 5 Five married couples, wherein one partner had a non-US nationality, have filed suit in New York today against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), arguing that it denies gay men and lesbians the right for permanent residence, as it is available to heterosexual couples, thereby violating equal protection under the constitution.
30 December 2011
US study highlights DOMA tax problems for married gays 12 A study has said gay couples in the US can pay thousands of dollars more in tax each year than similar straight couples, because the federal government does not allow married gay couples to file tax returns together.
11 November 2011
Judiciary Committee passes DOMA repeal bill into Senate 22 Bill is passed to Congress' upper house, but pundits doubt it will be tabled by the Senate's leader.
3 November 2011
Campaigners confident Respect for Marriage Act will progress through US Senate 8 The Act would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and looks set to pass the first stage of consideration in the Senate
2 November 2011
Gay marriage opponents caught using Obama rally photos 26 The National Organization for Marriage launched its new website last week with photographs of crowds that had been taken at a rally for Obama.
28 September 2011
US census shows 131,297 gay marriages 7 The US census shows that there are 131,297 gay married households and 514,735 unmarried gay households.
19 July 2011
Obama ‘proud to support’ the repeal of gay marriage ban 30 The White House has revealed that president Barack Obama is "proud to support" the Respect for Marriage Act, which aims to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act [sic], the federal ban on same sex marriage.
10 May 2011
US Navy wants to allow gay marriages on bases 10 The US Navy is planning to allow chaplains to conduct gay marriages on its bases once the ban on openly gay soldiers is lifted this summer.
3 May 2011
Law firm loses clients over refusal to defend anti-gay marriage law 29 A US law firm has lost two high-profile clients over its refusal to defend the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act.
5 March 2011
House of Representatives speaker seeks to defend anti-gay marriage law 22 The speaker of the House of Representatives has said that he will seek to defend cases brought against the government over the Defense of Marriage Act*, a law that president Barack Obama has said his administration will no longer defend.
23 February 2011
Video: Barack Obama rules US will not defend the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act 13 In what could be a historic advance for gay rights in the United States, Barack Obama's administration has announced that it will not defend the Defense of Marriage Act in two specific cases because it defines a marriage as only being between a man and a woman.
25 August 2010
Gay couple challenge Wyoming’s same-sex marriage ban 7 A gay couple from Cheyenne in the US state of Wyoming have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the state's refusal to allow them to marry is unconstitutional.
23 June 2010
President Obama vows to push ahead with gay rights agenda 5 President Obama addressed an LGBT audience at the White House last night, assuring them that he is fully committed to repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and to other issues including same-sex visitation rights in hospitals and the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.

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