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      Ft. Myers Woman at Center of Florida Marriage Equality Lawsuit Finally Granted Late Wife's Social Security Benefits

      The Social Security Administration has agreed to fully recognize the marriage of Arlene Goldberg of Fort Myers - one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Florida, and Stephen Rosenthal of the Podhurst Orseck law firm challenging Florida's ban on marriages for same-sex couples - and her late wife Carol Goldwasser. As a result, Goldberg will now receive the Social Security survivor's benefits to which she was entitled.

      Newswire Editor
      Mar 01, 2016

      The Social Security Administration has agreed to fully recognize the marriage of Arlene Goldberg of Fort Myers - one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Florida, and Stephen Rosenthal of the Podhurst Orseck law firm challenging Florida's ban on marriages for same-sex couples - and her late wife Carol Goldwasser. As a result, Goldberg will now receive the Social Security survivor's benefits to which she was entitled.

      "I am so grateful to finally have this done," stated Goldberg. "Carol and I were married, same as anybody else, and I've had to fight to have that marriage recognized. I am glad that the fight to have our relationship recognized is over, and that because of this case future couples won't have to fight for that recognition."

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      Victory at Last: SCOTUS Rules for the Freedom to Marry Nationwide, Once and for All

      Today, June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic, sweeping ruling in favor of the freedom to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges. The unprecedented decision, decades in the making, will soon bring the freedom to marry to same-sex couples across the country, ending marriage discrimination once and for all. Follow our Live Blog HERE for up-to-the-minute updates on what's going on in the states.

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      Jun 26, 2015

      Today, June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic, sweeping ruling in favor of the freedom to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges. The unprecedented decision, decades in the making, will soon bring the freedom to marry to same-sex couples across the country, ending marriage discrimination once and for all. Follow our Live Blog HERE for up-to-the-minute updates on what's going on in the states.

      Read the full ruling in Obergefell HERE.

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      There's a Reason Gay Marriage Is Winning, While Abortion Rights Are Losing

      There's a Reason Gay Marriage Is Winning, While Abortion Rights Are Losing

      Are these two “culture wars” issues really that similar?

      Katha Pollitt
      Apr 26, 2015

      Why are reproductive rights losing while gay rights are winning? Indiana's attempt to enshrine opposition to gay marriage under the guise of religious freedom provoked an immediate nationwide backlash. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has allowed religious employers to refuse insurance coverage for birth control--not abortion, birth control--to female employees; new laws are forcing abortion clinics to close; and absurd, even medically dangerous restrictions are heaping up in state after state. Except when the media highlight a particularly crazy claim by a Todd Akin or Richard Mourdock, where's the national outrage? Most Americans are pro-choice, more or less; only a small minority want to see abortion banned. When you consider, moreover, that one in three women will have had at least one abortion by the time she reaches menopause, and most of those women had parents, partners, friends--someone--who helped them obtain it, the sluggish response to the onslaught of restrictive laws must include many people who have themselves benefited from safe and legal abortion.

      The media present marriage equality and reproductive rights as "culture war" issues, as if they somehow went together. But perhaps they're not as similar as we think. Some distinctions:

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