http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/taxonomy/term/215 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/103 <p>The Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1996 and did two things:</p><p>1. It defined marriage for purposes of federal law as a union of one man and one woman and;</p><p>2. It allowed states to refuse to recognize marriages between same sex couples that are legally solemnized in other jurisdictions.</p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/103#comments Legislation and Policy Defense of Marriage Act discrimination DOMA heterosexism marriage equality Sat, 09 Jun 2007 21:00:07 -0700 Elizabeth 103 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org