There are still questions about which State government
would be issuing the sam-sex marriage license,
the military may again be leading the way for
a final USSC decision to reach ttrue nation-wide equality.
KFOX14.com
Genevieve Curtis
7/8/2013
Same Sex marriages could be performed on Fort Bliss
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FORT BLISS, Texas —
In the future, gay soldiers may be able to get married on post after
the Supreme Court's historic decision to repeal most of the
Defense of Marriage Act last month, Fort Bliss authorities said.
The decision would mean that a military Chaplin, employed by the federal government
and working on a federal installation would have no grounds to deny same sex couples a marriage.
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Fort Bliss Spokesperson Maj. Joe Buccino said it is something the
Department of Defense is working on, whether a federally funded entity
can offer marriages in a chapel, performed by a military Chaplin.
The answer might very well be, yes.
Buccino said they know one of the requirements would be that
at least one of the members of the couple be a solider.
No date has been set for when same-sex marriages could start on posts,
but it will likely take at least 90 days.
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"If Texas, doesn't allow it, I think Fort Bliss should," said Sargent Jason Garcia.
"I think it's important that all people are treated fairly and all soldiers are treated fairly.
I know that the army is working very hard to make sure that happens in a variety of way[s].
So its progress and were always happy to see progress
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