What is Defense of Marriage Act?
The '''Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)''' was a [[United States]] federal [[law]] which was signed by the then-President [[Bill Clinton]] on September 21, 1996. The law defined that [[marriage]] can only be between one [[man]] and one [[woman]] in regard to federal or interstate recognition purposes in the United States. Under this law, no U.S. State or political subdivision was required to recognize a [[same-sex marriage]] performed in another state. On June 26, 2013, Section 3 of the act was declared unconstitutional by the [[Supreme Court of the United States]].<ref>{{cite court |litigants=United States v. Windsor |date=2013 |url=http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf}}</ref> On December 13, 2022, it was officially repealed and replaced by the [[Respect for Marriage Act]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shear |first=Michael D. |date=December 13, 2022 |title=Biden Signs Bill to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/us/politics/biden-same-sex-marriage-bill.html |access-date=December 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other page == *[[Same-sex marriage in the United States]] {{US-stub}} [[Category:Same-sex marriage]] [[Category:LGBT rights in the United States]] [[Category:United States federal legislation]] [[Category:1996 in the United States]] [[Category:1990s in law]]