Tagged: DOMA

Marriage And Citizenship
7:42 am
Fri February 15, 2013

Gay Couples See New Hope For Immigration Benefits

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Ken Thompson and Otts Bolisay at their home in Seattle.

If you want to marry someone from another country, and you’re a US citizen, chances are your spouse could also gain citizenship through marriage. That is, if the marriage is between a man and a woman.  This path to citizenship is not available to gay couples because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Next month, the US Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to this federal law. It’s a case Seattle resident Otts Bolisay is anxious to watch unfold.

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Federal Policy
5:17 pm
Fri December 7, 2012

Supreme Court Rulings Could Benefit Same-Sex Couples In Washington

Credit Courtesy of Jane Martin.
Alice Goodman and Jane Martin have been together for 21 years.

Washington’s law allowing same-sex marriage just took effect this week. And that could be not a moment too soon for same-sex couples hoping to receive marriage-related federal benefits.

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