Gay and lesbian military spouses soon will have the same benefits as traditional spouses, including military health coverage, base shopping, travel reimbursements for military moves, and the larger “with dependent” housing allowances or, when available, access to base housing instead. Twenty-one years after presidential candidate Bill Clinton vowed to be the first commander in chief to allow homosexuals to serve their country openly — and had to compromise on that promise — gay and lesbian members serve openly and have now won full equality in military benefits. The final hurdle was defeat of the part of the Defense of Marriage Act that defined marriage for the...
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