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THAT is what the Defense of Marriage Act does. It ALLOWS a state to treat me different from ANY OTHER PERSON FROM UTAH because I'm gay even though the Federal Government has NO SAY in marriage laws.
You want to preserve the sanctity of marriage (the USUAL excuse for supporting the Defense of Marriage Act).....make it HARDER to get a divorce. What EXACTLY do you think divorce does to the sanctity of marriage?
THAT is what the Defense of Marriage Act does. It ALLOWS a state to treat me different from ANY OTHER PERSON FROM UTAH because I'm gay even though the Federal Government has NO SAY in marriage laws.
You want to preserve the sanctity of marriage (the USUAL excuse for supporting the Defense of Marriage Act).....make it HARDER to get a divorce. What EXACTLY do you think divorce does to the sanctity of marriage?