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Defending Marriage.
| Title: | Defending Marriage. |
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| Source: | Feminism, the Family, & the Politics of the Closet Lesbian & Gay Displacement; 2000, p105-131, 25p |
| Abstract: | Chapter 5 of the book "FEMINISM, THE FAMILY, AND THE POLITICS OF THE CLOSET: Lesbian and Gay Displacement" is presented. It discusses about the Defense Marriage Act (DOMA), which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996. It emphasizes that DOMA prohibits same-sex marriage in U.S. states. It likewise stresses that DOMA defended marriage through defining marriage for federal purposes such as involving a man and a woman. |
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