What's wrong with jurisdiction shopping to marry legally?
Posted by LGBT Weekly Latest Issue, Trans Progressive Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Commentary: Trans Progressive
by Autumn Sandeen
http://lgbtweekly.com/2011/10/13/whats-wrong-with-jurisdiction-shopping-to-marry-legally/Lesbians, gays and bisexuals with same-sex partners can jurisdiction shop in order to marry legally. A California same-sex couple can travel to New York, D.C. or one of the other states with marriage equality to tie the knot.
Of course, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8 mean that a Californian same-sex couple married in New York would not have their marriage recognized by the federal government or their home state.
But if there was a legal way, as early as tomorrow, to marry the same-sex partner you wanted to marry and have the federal, state and legal benefits of marriage, but the how of it might be considered "iffy" – or could be considered gaming the system – would you do it?
