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The United States Office of Personnel Management has begun the process of extending federal rights and benefits to married gay and lesbian employees and their families.

The impact of the rulings yesterday will resonate very differently with our youngest community and family members than with those of us at middle age and older, for whom such a day never seemed possible

On Wednesday, hundreds of people stood outside the Supreme Court in anticipation of the rulings on two same-sex marriage cases concerning DOMA and Prop 8, and in their midst were many religious leaders and people of faith showing their support for LGBT marriage equality.  However, for some people of faith, the Supreme Court’s decisions to strike down DOMA will be a difficult one to accept, and even more so to fully support.

Talking to children about marriage eqaulity can seem difficult because, as adults, we often haven’t considered what we want to say and how to respond to questions.

Last night HRC held a national town-hall conference call to help address some of the concerns and questions that may have arisen from two landmark Supreme Court rulings on marriage equality.