REPEAL the “Defense of Marriage Act”

Missy Lorenzen of Join the Impact-Chicago and Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network discuss the anti-gay federal “Defense of Marriage Act,” also known as DOMA.

DOMA was signed into law by President Clinton in 1996 and forbade any federal recognition of same-sex marriages even in states that voted to recognize them, and directly contradicted the “full faith and credit” clause of the federal Constitution by allowing states to ignore legal marriages enacted in other states.

Originally broadcast January 9, 2009