A Request from our Friends at GLAD
Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), which ended marriage discrimination in Massachusetts with their successful lawsuit, Goodridge et al v. Department of Public Health, is now investigating the harms suffered by married same-sex couples as a result of the federal "Defense of Marriage Act," or DOMA.
As you may know, DOMA discriminates against married same-sex couples by excluding those couples from the 1,138 federal laws providing protections, benefits and obligations to married people. GLAD is hoping that you can help them fight federal discrimination by telling your story.
The most powerful weapon in combating discrimination is your story. GLAD wants to know how federal law is affecting you and your spouse as a Massachusetts married same-sex couple. If you are married in the state of Massachusetts, please take time to tell GLAD about how DOMA affects you by filling out a survey online at www.glad.org/feddiscA.
GLAD has been advocating LGBT rights across New England for 29 years, establishing legal precedents in adoption, employment, safe schools, discrimination protection, HIV care, marriage and more. For more information, visit them online at www.glad.org.
- Steve RallsLabels: GLAD, marriage, Massachusetts
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