This page is the portal for the Same-Sex Couples website. It contains a summary of SSA’s benefits and services as well as other activities that SSA does in support of

Gay marriage would entitle gay couples to typical marriage benefits including claiming a tax exemption for a spouse,

What are the benefits of same-sex marriage? The lack of opportunity for the gay and lesbian community to legally and socially validate their committed

After decades of blocking gay married couples from receiving the same benefits as their heterosexual counterparts, most federal agencies will now treat

M.V. Lee Badgett: This week, all eyes were on the Supreme Court as it grappled with same-sex marriage in California and its non-recognition by the federal government.

Whether or not you favor marriage as a social institution, there’s no denying that it confers many rights, protections, and benefits–both legal and practical. Some

Gay married couples gain benefits. The U.S. Supreme Court has now legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, effectively tying up loose ends left by a 2013 decision that

Federal marriage benefits will become available to same-sex couples in all 50 states, [Gay veterans get the marriage benefits they were denied]

Dec 31, 2016 · Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in the U.S. since 2015. Here are a few benefits provided by the federal government to legally married couples.

Same-sex married couples may now qualify for federal benefits that were previously only available to heterosexual married couples.