Gay Rights Groups Ask Obama Not to Defend DOMA in Court Battles Over Gay Marriage

A coalition of gay and lesbian rights groups are urging President Obama to turn down defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Massachusetts-based gay rights group Equal Rep is spearheading the effort that asks Obama to keep his promise to overturn DOMA by not defending an upcoming legal challenge to the law. Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), the Boston-based gay rights advocacy group at the center of the gay marriage debate in New England, filed a lawsuit on behalf of eight gay married couples and three surviving spouses from Massachusetts in April. They claim the federal DOMA discriminates against gay couples and is unconstitutional. Full Story from On Top Magazine - Click Here

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