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A rapidly growing number of Americans now live in states that grant the basic rights and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples. But DOMA prevents the federal government from recognizing any of these relationships!
Tell Congress: It’s time to Dump DOMA.

Within the last few weeks, the governors of Washington and Maryland signed into law bills giving legal recognition to same-sex marriages, and a federal district court judge ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the Constitution’s equal protections clause.

If ever we had the momentum on our side to once and for all repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act it’s now.

Tell Congress it’s time to Dump DOMA now.

As more and more Americans live in states where marriage equality is the law, it’s important to underscore the sharp reality that as long as those same-sex married couples are being denied federal recognition, they are still shut out from hundreds of rights and benefits that other married couples enjoy.

PFAW launched our Dump DOMA campaign in December of 2008, and since then, it’s been joined by nearly 165,000 people and there are bills in both the House and the Senate to repeal the law that prevents even those same-sex couples in states with marriage equality from truly enjoying the rights, responsibilities and recognition that they and their relationships deserve.

Please make sure you are on board at DumpDOMA.org.

The Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA, has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, thanks to the energetic support of Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and others. Representative Jerrold Nadler‘s (D-NY) companion bill has bipartisan support in the House and the Obama administration supports repealing the law.

We need to keep the pressure on Congress now more than ever.

Please add your name to the petition now and then help spread the word.

Thank you for your committed activism on behalf of fairness and equality — the American Way.

Sincerely, Michael Keegan, President

Can they sink any lower?

Speaker John Boehner and Republican House leaders have now committed taxpayer money to a morally bankrupt effort to keep the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on the books.

Republican House leaders are defending DOMA in court and right-wing lawmakers have introduced an anti-LGBT resolution in the House.

But for the first time ever, we have bills in both houses of Congress to repeal DOMA.

And more than 90 U.S. representatives are wasting time on a mean-spirited resolution to reinforce DOMA by declaring same-sex couples unequal.

But here’s the catch. Our new poll shows they’re squarely at odds with a majority of Americans who think DOMA is just plain wrong.1

And starting this week, we have a new chance to fight back – now with hard data on our side.

The Respect for Marriage Act – a bill that would repeal DOMA – has just been introduced in both houses of Congress. But it won’t go anywhere unless thousands of people like you turn up the pressure on lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, starting immediately. Can you take one minute to send a letter now?

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Make your voice heard. Tell Congress now is the time to toss DOMA for good.

The right-wing faction in Congress is so deeply committed to dialing back rights for LGBT Americans that nearly 100 of them are cosponsoring a resolution condemning President Obama for his brave decision last month to no longer defend DOMA in court.

As Americans struggle to recover from the recession, we just want our government to do right by us. But Republican House leaders are doing the exact opposite – committing taxpayer money and precious time to defend a law that most Americans oppose, and a social agenda that most Americans reject.

They want to continue denying loving couples the benefits of marriage. It’s outrageous – and the public doesn’t have the patience for it.

Thanks to the leadership of Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Jerry Nadler, we have a way of circumventing the defense of this law by Boehner and his cronies. Together, we can end DOMA, which denies legally married same-sex couples over 1,100 protections and responsibilities – and we can do it in the exact place it was first passed in 1996.

Join us in taking a stand for LGBT families everywhere. To make the Respect for Marriage Act a reality, your representatives in Congress need to hear from you.

Tell Congress: Repeal DOMA now!

Speaker Boehner doesn’t know what he’s up against as he goes all out to defend this discriminatory law. Our fight may have only just begun, but I know we’re fighting on the right side of history.

Thank you for everything you do – and for joining us in this effort.

To repeal,

Joe Solmonese

President

1 A new poll from HRC and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research shows 51 percent of Americans oppose DOMA while 34 percent favor it. 54 percent of Americans want Congress to focus on jobs and only 32 percent would prefer Congress spend time defending DOMA.