Historic US Rulings For Gay Marriage

The US Supreme Court has struck down a law denying federal benefits to gay couples and cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California.

The justices said that the Defense of Marriage Act, known as Doma, discriminated against same-sex couples.

They declined to rule on California’s prohibition of same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, leaving in place a lower court’s strike-down of the ban.

Opinion polls indicate that most Americans support gay marriage.

Wednesday’s decisions do not affect the bans on same-sex marriage enshrined in the constitutions of more than 30 US states.

Twelve US states and the District of Columbia currently recognise gay marriage.

BBC

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