miércoles, 25 de junio de 2014

Obama Expands Government Benefits For Gay Couples

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A year after the Supreme Court struck down a law barring federal recognition of gay marriages, the Obama administration granted an array of new benefits Friday to same-sex couples, including those who live in states where gay marriage is against the law.

The new measures range from Social Security and veterans benefits to work leave for caring for sick spouses. They are part of President Barack Obama's efforts to expand whatever protections he can offer to gays and lesbians even though more than half of the states don't recognize gay marriage. That effort has been confounded by laws that say some benefits should be conferred only to couples whose marriages are recognized by the states where they live, rather than the states where they were married.

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Fuente: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/gay-couples-benefits_n_5516561.html

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