If you are married and live in New York or any of the other 13 jurisdictions in the United States that recognize same-sex marriages*, the death of Section 3 of DOMA (the Defense Of Marriage Act) means that, if you are a married gay or lesbian couple, you will enjoy all of the rights and...

New York is one of the ten jurisdictions in the country that currently allow same sex marriage.  The other jurisdictions are Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.  It seems very likely that this list will continue to grow...