Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced that the federal government will recognize gay marriages in: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and also in Wyoming.
Married same-sex couples living in those states now qualify for federal benefits such as Social Security and Veterans' benefits. The Attorney General says the government is working to implement these benefits as quickly as possible.
The number of states in which married same-sex couples can receive federal benefits is now at 32.
The Supreme Court has declined to hear cases from lower-court rulings that overturned same-sex marriage bans in several states, because after all of the closeted, gay and or bi Judges recuse themselves for personal reasons that would leave the whole issue up to Clarence Thomas to decide.
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