http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/16688/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/ellen-wed-portia-what-about-doma <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kristen-fyfe">Kristen Fyfe</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >Here are two seemingly unrelated facts:</p> <br /> <p >1. Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and her girlfriend Portia de Rossi will get married in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state></st1:place> this weekend. </p> <p >2. One of the platform planks for the Democrats at this year's convention includes language to repeal DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act.</p> <p ><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> </i></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/ellen-wed-portia-what-about-doma" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Education Media CaliforniaSupremeCourt DemocraticParty DOMA EllenDeGeneres GayMarriage Homosexuality Portia ruling Same-SexMarriage Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0000 admin 28115 at http://archive2.mrc.org