Same-sex marriage gets another big boost from the Obama administration
Source: CSM
On Saturday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration is adding six more states to the list of those where federal benefits would be granted to same-sex married couples, bringing the total such states to 32.
Practically speaking, that means gay couples legally married under state law now qualify for such federal benefits as Social Security and veterans' benefits.
"With each new state where same-sex marriages are legally recognized, our nation moves closer to achieving of full equality for all Americans," Mr. Holder said in a statement. "We are acting as quickly as possible with agencies throughout the government to ensure that same-sex married couples in these states receive the fullest array of benefits allowable under federal law."
Gay marriage recently became legal in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming – the six states Holder announced Saturday.
Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2014/1025/Same-sex-marriage-gets-another-big-boost-from-the-Obama-administration
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Thanks Obama!
Gods, when I remember the hair-pulling and anguished cries here during the first DAYS of this presidency ("under the bus! under the bus!"
.... not to mention the BOG-bashing because we DARED to suggest patience with process and the long view ... Somehow it seems like only yesterday.
I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for an acknowledgement from the anguished ones, though. They've moved on to other causes for angst, and the years have bred a certain skepticism in me.
I am, however, among those who are profoundly grateful that Obama's process is being vindicated, because not only do members of the LGBT community benefit, so does our whole society.
Love is....Love.
You got it right hekate, Love is Love...
Obama helped make it so. 
