Gay couple in South Korea receives state benefits, marking huge step towards LGBTQ+ equality
A gay couple in South Korea is the first to be granted spousal benefits from state health insurance.
July 18, 2024
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No Spousal Benefits for Gay Veterans
A letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms gay and lesbian veterans will continue to be denied spousal benefits.
August 27, 2013
Conn. Widower Sues Bayer for Spousal Pension Benefits
In initially denying the benefits, the company cited DOMA -- but it continues to withhold the funds even though the relevant portion of DOMA has been struck down.
June 2, 2014
DOJ Makes Same-Sex Spousal Benefits Official
Attorney General Eric Holder today formalized the new policy, which will see the U.S. Department of Justice grant broad recognition to legally married same-sex couples.
February 10, 2014
House Committee Won't Extend Spousal Benefits to Gay Vets
The legislation would have allowed veterans' same-sex spouses access to benefits, even if they do not live in a marriage equality state.
September 10, 2014
N.C., Miss. Cities to Offer Same-Sex Spousal Benefits
Winston-Salem becomes the first N.C. city to recognize same-sex marriage for employee benefits purposes, while Starkville, Miss., is the first in the state with domestic-partner benefits.
September 8, 2014
Pentagon Will Treat Married Same-Sex Couples Equally
The Department of Defense and Social Security offered clarifications on how each federal agency will treat married same-sex couples in light of the Supreme Court's historic ruling striking down section 3 of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.
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August 9, 2013
Russia Fails to Block Same-Sex Spousal Benefits for U.N. Employees
Much to the chagrin of some of the world's most homophobic governments, lesbian, gay and bisexual staffers at the United Nations will be able to share benefits with their same-sex spouses.
March 30, 2015
Amid GOP Pressure, Texas High Court to Hear Challenge to Spousal Benefits
The case could chip away at the rights won with marriage equality.
January 20, 2017
Walmart Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Same-Sex Spousal Benefits
Around 1,000 people will be compensated as part of the settlement.
December 3, 2016
WATCH: Pentagon Pressured to Curb Rogue National Guard Units Denying Gay Spousal Benefits
State National Guards in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma must extend benefits to married gay and lesbian service members, say two leading congressional Democrats.
October 4, 2013
WATCH: Gay Military Couple Lauds New Spousal Benefits in Pentagon Video
The Department of Defense profiled a married gay military couple to help illuminate the benefits that are now available to gay and lesbian service members.
September 26, 2013
Baltimore Catholic charity violated gay man's rights by not paying spousal benefits, court rules
The man worked in information technology, not in a religious capacity, so his employer did not qualify for a religious exemption, a federal judge ruled.
April 28, 2025
Catholic Group Wrong to Deny Gay Worker's Husband Benefits, Court Says
Catholic Relief Services revoked the spousal benefits when the husband was undergoing extensive dental work.
August 13, 2022
What Is Steve Bullock's Record On LGBTQ Rights?
The Montana governor supports workplace protections and marriage equality, but he once defended the state's right to deny spousal benefits for gay couples.
May 14, 2019
New Rules Welcomed for Married LGBT Seniors on Medicare
Legally married same-sex couples are now eligible for the same benefits and spousal placement offered to straight couples in nursing homes that accept Medicare.
August 29, 2013
WATCH: Colbert Mocks Okla. Antigay Military Policy
The Colbert Report host weighed in on the Oklahoma governor's announcement that the state's National Guard will stop processing spousal benefits requests for all married couples to avoid extending services to same-sex spouses.
November 22, 2013
Married Gay Veterans to Receive Benefits
Just a week after doubling down on a section of U.S. law that kept the military and Department of Defense from offering spousal benefits to veterans in same-sex marriages, the Department of Justice announced today it will stop enforcing Title 38.
September 4, 2013
Blue Cross and Blue Shield to Cover Same-Sex Couples
Less than three weeks after a legally married New York lesbian couple filed a lawsuit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York for denying them spousal health care benefits, the health insurance company has announced it will begin covering married same-sex couples, according to OutcomeBuffalo.com.
July 29, 2008
Senate Blocks Benefits for Veterans in Same-Sex Marriages
Eight Senate Republicans supported the effort, but the amendment fell short of receiving the 60 votes needed to pass.
June 5, 2015