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Husband Of Booed Gay Soldier: I’m ‘Confident’ We’ll Beat DOMA | Among the plaintiffs in the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network’s suit against the Defense of Marriage Act is Army Captain Steve Hill and his husband Joshua Snyder. Hill was the Iraq-based soldier who asked the Republican presidential candidates about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell at a debate last month and was booed by audience members. Snyder appeared on MSNBC today to discuss the suit, which calls for same-sex partners to have equal access to military benefits. Watch it:

(HT: Towleroad.)

Update

Lt. Gary Ross explained how DOMA undermines families’ access to medical care during a segment with MSNBC’s Live Nation:


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