Inequities Faced by Same-Sex Couples

In her recent blog on Forbes.com, Deborah Jacobs draws parallels between current day inequities faced by gay couples and past inequities faced by women, African Americans, and interracial couples.

The current civil rights laws governing same-sex marriage became law under the Clinton Administration’s Defense of Marriage Act of 1996. DOMA defines marriage as a “legal union between one man and one women.” Forty states currently have some sort of ban on same-sex marriage. More and more courtrooms today, however, are hearing lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of DOMA.

See Deborah L. Jacobs, It’s Time To Stop Fighting About Same-Sex Marriage, Forbes, Aug. 4 2011.