Social Security survivors benefits will now be available to same-sex spouses and partners who had been denied access due to previous bans on gay marriage, officials say. - NBCOUT
The Department of Justice and the Social Security Administration on Monday announced that they dismissed appeals filed by the then-Trump administration in two class-action lawsuits related to Social Security survivors benefits for same-sex partners and spouses.
When Ely applied for survivors benefits in 2015, shortly after his 62nd birthday, the Social Security Administration denied his application on the grounds that he was not married to Taylor for at least nine months, even though that wasn't possible due to Arizona's law preventing same-sex marriage, according toLast year, federal district courts in Arizona and Washington ruled that excluding Thornton, Taylor and other members of their suits from benefits is unconstitutional.
He added that survivors benefits are now equally available to everyone, “including potentially thousands of same-sex partners who could not marry their loved ones and may have thought it was futile to apply.”“One of Spider’s final hopes was that I would be able to access these benefits," he said."I can finally breathe a sigh of relief that these benefits are now finally secure, not only for me but for everyone else who found themselves in the same boat.
told NBC News. She added that she and Brown had a son together, and Thornton took time off from work as a result. Brown made more money than she did, and as a result was eligible for more in Social Security, she said."She had a very funny sense of humor, and had this very sort of calm demeanor that really drew me to her," Thornton said."I was very much the exact opposite of her. I'm sort of not a calm personality, more sarcastic.
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