Despite the sluggish statistics, same-sex marriage is gaining more support in the 21st century. During the Obama Administration, the Department of Justice publically announced that it would no longer legally support the Defense Marriage Act in court2. Enacted in 1996, the Defense Marriage Act was to prevent the federal government from supporting gay marriage, and thus as it served as a precedent in many legal cases and political debates, for many years influenced federal and state policies. Despite…
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