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Originally Posted by Jesse
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has ordered the National Guard to stop processing requests for military benefits for same-sex couples, her office confirmed Tuesday, despite a Pentagon directive to do so.
Fallin spokesman Alex Weintz said the governor was following the wish of Oklahoma voters, who approved a constitutional amendment in 2004 that prohibits giving benefits of marriage to gay couples...
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2...ml?ESRC=dod.nl |
Besides Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana are also going against a federal directive requiring agencies to grant same sex married couples the same benefits as any married couple.
And Louisiana is also refusing to recognize same sex marriage on its tax forms, even though state law requires the same filing status on state and federal tax forms. Sounds like even though the IRS will allow same sex married couples to file jointly, they won’t be able to do that in Louisiana because they must use the same filing status and the state won't allow them to file jointly.
Some fucked up shit.