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Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a ruling that will ensure all legally-married same-sex couples, regardless of where they live, will be recognized for federal tax purposes.

HRC Vice President of Communications Fred Sainz recently sat down with 92nd Street Y, a nonprofit community and cultural center, to discuss the broader implications of the Supreme Court’s historic decisions on marriage equality this summer.

Today the most populous county in New Mexico, Bernalillo, began at 8 a.m. issuing licenses to gay and lesbian couples.

This afternoon, following a court order, Bernalillo County became the third county in New Mexico in a week to being issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

'Gay rights are human rights. There is no separation,' said Macklemore in his acceptance speech.