DOMA and the accidental activists

Now that the Defence of Marriage Act has been removed from the equation, it’s comforting to know that same-sex bi-national couples can live in South Africa out of choice, not necessity.

Arriving back in Cape Town exhausted and jetlagged after a two-week overseas holiday, I turned my cell phone back on to discover that everything I had been fighting for over the past year was to be determined in just a few short hours. Later that day, the US Supreme Court finally struck down Section 3 of the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denied more than 1,000 federal benefits (including immigration rights) to legally married same-sex couples. A few hours later, I began receiving numerous requests from local media outlets for comment on what this historic ruling means for same-sex bi-national couples like Keith and I. 

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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2013-07-02-doma-and-the-accidental-activists/