Ask Senator Reed to support the repeal of DOMA today!

In July, the Senate Judiciary Committee held the first-ever Congressional hearing on whether to repeal DOMA. The day before, President Obama, in a rare move, formally endorsed Sen. Feinstein's bill -- the Respect for Marriage Act -- to repeal DOMA. That, combined with the 30 Senators who have publicly committed to repealing DOMA, means we have a lot of momentum.

But Sen. Reed is not one of those 30 Senators, even after July's hearing. Meanwhile, constituents like Beth Vorro and Elizabeth Coderre, together for 26 years, are treated by the federal government as if they're strangers -- and face significant financial disadvantages because of it. This affects hundreds if not thousands of similar couples in Rhode Island. It's time for Sen. Reed to support full federal equality for constituents like Beth and Elizabeth.

Please join Beth and Elizabeth, Courage Campaign, Ocean State Action, Marriage Equality Rhode Island, and Freedom to Marry in asking Sen. Reed to co-sponsor Sen. Feinstein's bill to repeal DOMA. We'll hand-deliver your signatures along with our letter to him.

And if you've voted or volunteered for Sen. Reed in the past, or contributed to support his election, or just want to send a personal message, please leave a comment below on how important you feel this issue is. We'll make sure he sees how much support there is for repealing DOMA.