Lawsuit to be filed today
(NEWSER) - Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell may be gone, but married gay and lesbian service members aren’t done fighting for equal rights: Six active troops and two veterans are filing suit today to challenge the Defense of Marriage Act. Lead plaintiffs Shannon McLaughlin, a Massachusetts Army National Guard major, and her wife, Casey, were married in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legal. But DOMA prevents the federal government from recognizing that marriage, and keeps Casey from being covered under her wife’s health care plan. It also would prohibit Casey from bringing their twins, who are covered, to medical appointments on base, should Shannon be deployed. More»
