RIPR News
(2011-09-28)
PROVIDENCE, RI
(RIPR) -
U.S. Senator Jack Reed says he'll make a decision "very shortly" on whether the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed. The Act, known by the acronym DOMA, prohibits federal marriage benefits for same sex couples.
Reed voted for it in 1996 but now a number of marriage equality groups are calling for Reed to support legislation that repeals DOMA.
"Well I'm looking very carefully at it. It's a critical issue of public policy," says Reed. "I think it merits a careful study and that's what I'm doing and I'm going to do it quickly so that I can come to a conclusion."
Reed has shown support for same-sex rights. He recently supported repeal of a ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
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