In 2003, state courts began to address the constitutionality of state statutes limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. Currently, federal law does not recognise same-sex marriages. This book discusses the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages; the effect of same-sex marriage on social security benefits and pensions; same-sex adoptions; and examines homosexuals in the U.S. military.
| ISBN: | 9781616682200 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2010 |
| Author: | Jason V Albertson |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 100 pages |
| Series: | Social Issues, Justice and Status |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general |