Blow down the Supreme Court's decision to defend marriage bill "(DOMA), the Pentagon will move" expeditiously "to make all of the same benefits available to all military spouses, regardless of sexual orientation, the country's top defense official announced Wednesday.
This will include the U.S. military burial at Arlington National Cemetery spouses and survivors' benefits and ID cards that will allow them to enter the base gym and grocery stores.
Same-sex couples are now also covered by medical, housing allowances, taking into account that many gay service members who are out, do not ask, do not tell was repealed in 2010, two of the biggest pain points.
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Defense of Marriage Act prohibits the Pentagon from these benefits extend to the spouse, because it defines a man and a woman in marriage. The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling, by the U.S. Congress in 1996 enacted the law is unconstitutional.
Ministry of Defence today welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court, said: "The Defense of Marriage Act Defense Hagel said in a statement issued quickly on the heels of the ruling announcement.
To this end, the Pentagon "will immediately begin the implementation of the Supreme Court decision in consultation with the Ministry of Justice of the process, the Treasury Secretary Hegel said.
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"Today's decision will help ensure that the services in this country, all of the men and women can be treated fairly and equally and fully respect their dignity and well worth."
Hegel said: "This will include" all military spouses the same benefits - regardless of their sexual orientation - as soon as possible. "This is the right thing to do."
Gay rights advocacy group, they have long supported the expansion of the greater good of same-sex couples, hailed the move.
"This victory is our nation's lesbian, gay, and bisexual service members, who can now not only serve openly especially sweet, but you can know that their hobbies, commitments, and legal marriage will be recognized military service and national service Army veteran Allyson Robinson, executive director of OutServe SLDN, advocacy group, said: "They protected.
Ruling "Power said:" We work to move forward, Ms. Robinson noted that McLaughlin and Panetta, on behalf of eight married gay couples seeking the same military benefits, which is submitted in October 2011 the situation The following will move forward, because in the case challenging the constitutionality of DOMA in addition to other gods.
"We owe a debt of gratitude, the plaintiff McLaughlin today," she added, in a statement.
One of the plaintiffs Charlie Morgan, warrant officer, returned from the 2010 year-long deployment in Kuwait to find breast cancer came back, she was considered to be in remission.
This diagnostic Ms. Morgan launched a new battle to make sure his wife and their daughter have the same survivor benefits, when she died, will go to any other couples with children.
"I am for my country to get these benefits," said Morgan, who speaks display in December before she died in February this year.
"This is their families who have the same fear - I just hope they take care of," she added. "" It's all about love and care for your family. This is family values. This is what I strive for. This is my job. This is my proposition. "
 



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