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								 Justice Department expands recognition of married gay couples
							
												Justice Department expands recognition of married gay couples
						
									
													
								 6 things gay and lesbian couples need to know about their taxes
							
												6 things gay and lesbian couples need to know about their taxes
						
									
													
								 Financial Expert Suze Orman: Gay and Lesbian Americans Pay More Taxes for Fewer Rights
							
												Financial Expert Suze Orman: Gay and Lesbian Americans Pay More Taxes for Fewer Rights
						
									
													
								 By the Numbers: Gay and Lesbian Parents
							
												By the Numbers: Gay and Lesbian Parents
						
									
													
								 Interactive Map Shows the “Crazy Patchwork” of Marriage Rights
							
												Interactive Map Shows the “Crazy Patchwork” of Marriage Rights
						
									
													
								 Star Witness for Prop. 8 Now Supports Marriage Equality
							
												Star Witness for Prop. 8 Now Supports Marriage Equality
						
									
													
								 Gay Couples Suffer Unjust Burden During Tax Season Because of DOMA
							
												Gay Couples Suffer Unjust Burden During Tax Season Because of DOMA
						
				    
			
		
    	
				
	    
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							February 10, 2014						
						
							Attorney General Eric Holder released a memo that details expanded recognition for married gay and lesbian couples, regardless of where they live. As long a couple is legally married in a country, state or city with marriage equality, the Justice Department will treat them as legally married.						
						
					 
							
							August 30, 2013						
						
							The new tax policies of the federal government will ease a great burden for many gay and lesbian couples and their families, especially around tax season. Here are six things you need to know about the new ruling, according to the Treasury Department.						
						
					 
							
							April 15, 2013						
						
							To mark Tax Day, financial expert Suze Orman writes about the financial inequalities gay and lesbian Americans face in our country.						
						
					 
							
							April 4, 2013						
						
							Gay and lesbian couples make great parents, according to scientific studies, major medical organizations, and 6 million Americans with LGBT parents. 						
						
					 
							
							August 1, 2012						
						
							A new interactive map by the Los Angeles Times tracks 10 years of progress and setbacks for marriage equality in the United States. 						
						
					 
							
							June 22, 2012						
						
							David Blankenhorn, who was called by the Prop. 8 Proponents as their star witness against marriage for gay and lesbian couples, now says that he supports marriage equality.						
						
					 
							
							April 18, 2012						
						
							Tax season is a stressful time for anyone, but it is especially so for gay and lesbian couples like Tom and Jimmy. Although they were legally married in Massachusetts seven years ago, the federal government does not recognize their marriage.						
						
					