
Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds gay husband, Dean Hara, is denied his deceased partner’s benefits because of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress.

Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds gay husband, Dean Hara, is denied his deceased partner’s benefits because of the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act signed into law by U.S. President Bill Clinton and the Republican Congress.