Defense of marriage amendment

Defense of marriage amendment

Defense of marriage amendment or Defense of marriage act may refer to several laws or proposed laws in the United States:

  • U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions
  • Defense of Marriage Act, the statute banning federal recognition of same-sex marriage in the United States
  • Federal Marriage Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex unions in the United States

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