Married gay man denied passport over his name

[Shana A]

Married gay man denied passport over his name
Filed by: Waymon Hudson
March 28, 2008 11:24 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/03/married_gay_man_denied_passport_over_his.php

Jason Hair-Wynn got married to his partner in Massachusetts and then legally added his partner's last name to his own. But when Jason applied for a new passport in order to go to Africa to do HIV/AIDS education work for orphaned kids, the US State Department declined his application.

The reason for the rejection? DOMA. The State Department said it was prohibited from recognizing his new name because of the Defense of Marriage Act.