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Politics
Biden admin adds X gender marker to passports & TSA will change scanner machines to remove gender
The Biden administration just made travel a whole lot easier for transgender people with a series of policy changes. Retirement paperwork will get easier too.
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Politics
Gay widower got $90,000 for past discrimination due to Biden administration reforms
Anthony Gonzales’s partner died shortly after marriage equality became legal in their state. Now he’s finally getting the Social Security benefits he’s due.
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News (USA)
Retired judge admits he bought assault weapon as favor for Nazi-obsessed boyfriend
Former judge Karl Alexander was “persuaded over the years” to buy an AR-15 rifle for a white supremacist felon because of their romantic relationship.
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News (USA)
A lesbian widow was denied Social Security survivor benefits
She was with her partner for 27 years. But since they couldn’t get married before her partner died of cancer, she’s being denied benefits.
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News (USA)
They were together for decades but Social Security won’t let this widower claim spousal benefits
And the excuse they’re using to deny benefits is disgusting.
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News (USA)
They were together 43 years but Social Security won’t let this gay widower claim spousal benefits
After losing the love of his life, the government is causing him even more pain.
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News (USA)
Senate OKs budget amendment granting VA, Social Security benefits to married same-sex couples
Eleven GOP senators, many of whom face competitive re-election fights in 2016, supported the amendment offered by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii).
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News (USA)
Obama’s budget proposal grants spousal benefits to married, same-sex couples
President Barack Obama’s $4 trillion budget proposal released Monday includes a major change to the Social Security Act that would allow same-sex couples to receive spousal benefits regardless of where they live.
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News (USA)
Widow of R.I. gay marriage advocate wins previously denied survivor benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The widow of a woman who pushed to legalize same-sex marriage in Rhode Island before she died of cancer will be entitled to her Social Security benefits after a yearslong fight to get them, an advocacy group said Thursday.
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News (USA)
Lambda Legal files suit against SSA over denial of same-sex survivor benefits
WASHINGTON — Lambda Legal has filed suit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of a Texas widow denied spousal benefits after the death of her wife, arguing that denying Social Security benefits to same-sex spouses because they live in states that discriminate against their marriages violates the U.S. Constitution.