As Obama backs gay marriage, House GOP tries to limit gay-friendly policies

[kpete]

Source: Washington Post

On the same day President Obama became the first president to fully embrace same-sex marriage, House Republicans once again approved measures that limit Obama administration policy decisions and federal policies favorable to gays and lesbians.

House Republicans voted Wednesday night to bar the Justice Department from using any federal funds to oppose the Defense of Marriage Act. They added the prohibitions to an appropriations measure. The Obama administration last year said it would no longer defend the federal law that bans the recognition of same-sex marriage because it considers the legislation unconstitutional.

Also Wednesday night, the House Armed Services Committee voted to bar gay and lesbian service members from getting married or holding “marriage-like” ceremonies at military facilities.

Both measures, or similar bills, have been introduced or successfully added to appropriations and authorization measures in recent years, but the proposals are often dropped as part of negotiations over a final version of the bill with Senate Democrats

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[emulatorloo]

1. Pretty big reality check, I think n/t

[Iliyah]

2. They are some hateful motherf**kers

and GOD will deal with them accordingly.

[emulatorloo]

4. Odd to me that this is not on the greatest page yet.

[AndyTiedye]

5. Is Now

[steve2470]

6. hateful nt

[azurnoir]

7. while Obama's words in support of marriage equality are nice

for there to be any real impact sexual orientation must be added to US civil rights protected classes at the present time it is not

Protected class is a term used in United States anti-discrimination law. The term describes characteristics or factors which can not be targeted for discrimination and harassment. The following characteristics are considered "Protected Classes" and persons cannot be discriminated against based on these characteristics:

Race - Federal: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Color - Federal: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Religion - Federal: Civil Rights Act of 1964
National origin - Federal: Civil Rights Act of 1964
Age (40 and over) - Federal: Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Sex - Federal: Equal Pay Act of 1963 & Civil Rights Act of 1964
Familial status (Housing, cannot discriminate for having children, exception for senior housing)
Disability status - Federal: Vocational Rehabilitation and Other Rehabilitation Services of 1973 & Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Veteran status - Federal Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
Genetic information - Federal: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_class

now being transgendered could come under genetic information there is nothing in federal law protecting Gays and Lesbians, once there is laws like that passed in NC would become moot