The United States’ Department of Homeland Security has proposed finally lifting restrictions requiring same-sex couples to fill out separate customs declarations. Currently, heterosexual families are allowed to fill out one customs declaration per household, while same-sex couples are treated as if they were strangers that happen to be on the
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Slap Upside The Head: DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional
A US federal court has ruled that the country’s Defense of Marriage Act—a law forbidding any federal recognition of same-sex relationships—isĀ unconstitutional. Judge Jeffrey White, a Bush appointee, issued the ruling today on the basis that DOMA violates theĀ constitution’sĀ guarantees of equality. Congratulations, Americans: Your backwards prejudices are shedding faster than a
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