Lambda Legal/ACLU Seek Marriage Equaltiy in Virginia

Lambda Legal announced today in a press release that they and the ACLU are planning to file a federal lawsuit in Virginia to allow same sex couples to marry in the state.

“The end of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act opens a new chapter in our work to ensure same-sex couples and their families across the country are treated with dignity and respect,” said Greg Nevins, Supervising Senior Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office based in Atlanta. “We know that many same-sex couples and their families have waited a long time and we are excited to announce that the campaign for the freedom to marry is coming south.”

Lambda legal is asking couples who have been discriminated against in VA to fill out a survey explaining their situations.

The right-wing called it…. if DOMA falls, the gays would start chipping away at state laws prohibiting gay marriage until it is legal everywhere – they’re pretty smart!  Here we come, haters!