questionmark Posted October 27, 2011 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2011 BOSTON, October 27 (UPI) -- Members of the military and veterans who say their spouses are unfairly denied benefits are mounting a legal challenge to the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act. Lawyers for the plaintiffs plan to file a lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Boston, The Washington Post reported.The lead plaintiffs are Shannon McLaughlin, a major in the Massachusetts National Guard, and her wife, Casey McLaughlin. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling Man Posted October 31, 2011 #2 Share Posted October 31, 2011 This is about 35 days late, as I expected a suit like this to be filed within 24-hours of DA/DT being repealed. I hope they win. (and for those that don't know, I am retired military AND an uber-conservative!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted October 31, 2011 #3 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Well rock on to that!! I hope they win too- I think it's a shame that same sex mates aren't accorded the same respect and rights that opposite sex mates are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MstrMsn Posted November 1, 2011 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2011 This is about 35 days late, as I expected a suit like this to be filed within 24-hours of DA/DT being repealed. I hope they win. (and for those that don't know, I am retired military AND an uber-conservative!) Maybe members of the Massachusetts National Guard, but not all military personnel. Considering the federal government hasn't taken marriage away from the states, and there are still many states that won't allow gay marriage, I don't really see this happening. Consider it this way... when Massachusetts first allowed gay marriage, there were many out of state couples that came here to get married. Then, certain parts of divorce laws were changed, making it so that you can only divorce in the state you get married in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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