By Michael Shear
Detail from May 2012 NEWSWEEK cover. Courtesy of Politico. |
- Under the changes, same-sex spouses of Defense Department employees will receive all the benefits of heterosexual husbands and wives.
- Federal immigration law will apply equally to gay and straight married couples. The Internal Revenue Service will recognize the marriages of all gay couples.
- The spouses of gay federal employees will get health insurance, life insurance and flexible spending accounts.
- Federal employees will be able to take leave to care for a same-sex spouse, something that has long been limited to heterosexual married couples.
- However, the Administration is unable to provide benefits for two agencies: Social Security and Veterans Department simply by changing regulations .
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