The fraternity brothers of Emerson College’s Alpha Chapter of Phi Alpha Tau are helping out their trans brother by raising money for his surgery.
DOMA’s Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules
“Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act — the federal definition of “marriage” and “spouse” is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court in Boston ruled today. The decision by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Gill v. Office of Personnel Management and Massachusetts v. United States, is the first instance of a federal appellate court striking down any portion of the 1996 law.”